Netflix releases documentary series about worldwide pandemic amid Coronavirus outbreak

Amidst  growing fears about Coronavirus outbreak, Netflix has recently released a documentary series which focuses on how world can be affected in event of a massive worldwide pandemic. series Pandemic: How To Prevent An Outbreak documents how flu spread across world and killed millions of people. It also covers how vaccines work, how scientists create cures for viruses, and effects of anti-vax movement and how it is preventing herd immunity. series will be releasing a total of six episodes. 

sypsis of series reads, “In docuseries, meet heros on front lines of battle against infuenza and learn about ir efforts to stop next global outbreak”. 

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Deadly SAR-like virus

mysterious Coronavirus, which has already infected hundreds of people and reportedly killed 25 people, is believed to be originated from seafood and animal market located in Wuhan. origin of virus has yet to be determined.

Coronavirus has also infected hundreds of or people nationwide and has been reportedly detected as far away as United States of America. In an earlier reported, WHO had confirmed that SARS-like virus could be passed between people and Chinese officials furr warned that virus could mutate and spread furr.

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recent outbreak has furr also caused a halt to many flights causing a great loss to airline companies. It is expected to soon take a toll on financial resource of airline's companies. According to international media reports, ar Chinese city, Huanggang which is a prefecture-level city in easternmost Hubei Province and neighbour of Wuhan will also follow lead to suspending public transport in an out of city due to outbreak. 

vel coronavirus is a new strain in large family of coronaviruses (CoV) which was previously t identified in humans. CoV causes illness ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).

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(With inputs from ncies)