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What does it mean that the who has declared a pandemic?
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The spread of virus: It is called pandemic when it affects across certain number of countries, since its global, that means is a pandemic disease.
Answered 5/17/2020
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A Pandemic: A pandemic is an outbreak of a serious disease that is widespread - covering multiple countries or continents.
Answered 5/17/2020
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