2020: Year of Corona Virus
Jan 2021|🟡Review|6 min read|57 entries
Key Takeaway
2020 was the year the corona virus(also known as the Chinese virus)wreaked havoc on every human community across the planet.
2020: Year of Corona Virus
2020 was the year the corona virus(also known as the Chinese virus)wreaked havoc on every human community across the planet. It landed a devastating blow to the global economy by plunging it into the worst recession the world has ever seen.
The year 2020 will be remembered in the future as the year everything changed.
The questions relating to the corona virus will be a major topic for various upcoming competitive exams like PSC, UPSC, IBPS PO/Clerk, etc considering its importance on every human life.
Interesting Facts About Corona Virus(31)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Former names | Novel Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV |
| Virus | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2(SARS-CoV-2, RNA virus) |
| Covid 1 | SARS virus |
| Officially named by | ICTV(International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses) |
| Founded by | André Michel Lwoff(1966) |
| The name "Corona" is derived from | Latin(meaning crown) |
| Origin | From bats(believed to be the agent of transmission) |
| First human coronaviruses were identified in | 1960's(229E & OC43) |
| First reported in | Wuhan(December 2019, Hubei Province, China) |
| Most affected country | USA |
| WHO renamed Novel Coronavirus as SARS-CoV-2 on | February 11, 2020* |
| WHO declared COVID 19 as a pandemic on | March 11, 2020* |
| Corona Virus affects primarily which part of the human body | Lungs |
| The test used for the detection of coronavirus | RT - PCR |
| The word "Quarantine" was derived from | Italian(quaranta giorni, meaning 40 days) |
| Games | Canada |
| 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games was postponed to | July 23-August 8, 2021* |
| Germany's wage supporting scheme for combating Covid 19 | Kurzarbeit |
| More than 700 people in which country died as a result of the misinformation that drinking methanol containing products can cure Covid | Iran |
| First royal who died of COVID | 19 –Princess Maria Teresa(Spain) |
| The country which conducted parliamentary during the coronavirus pandemic | Serbia |
| Which country's Prime Minister hosted the virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 | UK* |
| First Country to test COVID Vaccinein humans | Russia |
| Vaccine | Sputnik-V(developed by Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology) |
| The Covid vaccine (Moderna vaccine) on a trial basis in USA was administered to | Jennifer Haller |
| COVID-19 | Israel |
| The high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA(US space agency)to fight COVID-19 | VITAL |
| First Country to demand investigation origin of corona virus in UN | Australia |
| The first country to eliminate/control the spread of corona virus | New Zealand |
| The organization that released the report "Children in monetary poor households and COVID-19: Technical Note" | UNICEF |
| The organization that published the report 'COVID-19 Crisis: Through a Migration Lens' | World Bank |
Former names
Novel Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV
Virus
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2(SARS-CoV-2, RNA virus)
Covid 1
SARS virus
Officially named by
ICTV(International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses)
Founded by
André Michel Lwoff(1966)
The name "Corona" is derived from
Latin(meaning crown)
Origin
From bats(believed to be the agent of transmission)
First human coronaviruses were identified in
1960's(229E & OC43)
First reported in
Wuhan(December 2019, Hubei Province, China)
Most affected country
USA
WHO renamed Novel Coronavirus as SARS-CoV-2 on*
February 11, 2020
WHO declared COVID 19 as a pandemic on*
March 11, 2020
Corona Virus affects primarily which part of the human body
Lungs
The test used for the detection of coronavirus
RT - PCR
The word "Quarantine" was derived from
Italian(quaranta giorni, meaning 40 days)
Games
Canada
2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games was postponed to*
July 23-August 8, 2021
Germany's wage supporting scheme for combating Covid 19
Kurzarbeit
More than 700 people in which country died as a result of the misinformation that drinking methanol containing products can cure Covid
Iran
First royal who died of COVID
19 –Princess Maria Teresa(Spain)
The country which conducted parliamentary during the coronavirus pandemic
Serbia
Which country's Prime Minister hosted the virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020*
UK
First Country to test COVID Vaccinein humans
Russia
Vaccine
Sputnik-V(developed by Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology)
The Covid vaccine (Moderna vaccine) on a trial basis in USA was administered to
Jennifer Haller
COVID-19
Israel
The high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA(US space agency)to fight COVID-19
VITAL
First Country to demand investigation origin of corona virus in UN
Australia
The first country to eliminate/control the spread of corona virus
New Zealand
The organization that released the report "Children in monetary poor households and COVID-19: Technical Note"
UNICEF
The organization that published the report 'COVID-19 Crisis: Through a Migration Lens'
World Bank
* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information
Corona Virus & India(24)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First State in India to report a Corona case | Kerala(Thrissur) |
| First State in India to declare Covid 19 as an epidemic | Haryana |
| India | Rajasthan(March 22) |
| First district in India to report coronavirus | Thrissur(Kerala) |
| First State to demand plasma therapy | Kerala |
| First Plasma bank of India | Delhi |
| Which Indian state reported the first death related to coronavirus | Karnataka |
| India’s first Quarantine center for animals | Jim Corbett National Park(Uttarakhand) |
| Name the medication that India exported to the USA | Hydroxychloroquine |
| Country's self-reliance | AatmaNirbhar Bharat, the â‚ą 20 lakh crore package(10% of GDP) |
| Who wrote the song 'Jayatu Jayatu Bharatam | Vasudev Kutumbakkam' to increase the nation's will power and to evoke the spirit of self-reliance among Indians to combat COVID-19 pandemic –Prasoon Joshi |
| Composed by | Shankar Mahadevan |
| Punishment for Non-Compliance of Covid-19 regulations | Odisha |
| Covid 19 Schemes, Initiatives & AppsThe coronavirus tracking app of India | Aarogya Setu |
| Self Declaration Covid-19 Mobile App was launched by | Nagaland."WashKaro", an app to warn about COVID-19 was developed by –IIIT Delhi |
| The campaign started by the Indian Army to combat the spread of Coronavirus | Operation Namaste |
| The app released by the state of Punjab for coronavirus awareness | COVA (Corona Virus Alert)Â Punjab |
| Toll-free no. of Kerala Govt. for Corona related queries | 1056 |
| symptoms | Tiranga |
| association with TRIFED, to help the tribal people | Rajasthan.SUKOON'- COVID-19Beat the Stressis an initiative of which state to combat the psychological |
| impact of lockdown due to coronavirus | Jammu & Kashmir |
| vaccine | Bharat Biotech International Ltd |
| Kerala's campaign to contain the spread of coronavirus | Break The Chain Campaign |
| Chairpersons of Science and Technology Empowered Committee for COVID-19(STECC-19), to make speedy decisions on research and development of COVID-19 | Vinod Paul & K. Vijay Raghavan.To know more about the Apps, Schemes & Initiatives for Corona Crisis (India).We tried to include as many GK questions as possible in this post regarding coronavirus and the Covid 19 and we'll be updating more about the vaccines after their experimental phase is over in India |
First State in India to report a Corona case
Kerala(Thrissur)
First State in India to declare Covid 19 as an epidemic
Haryana
India
Rajasthan(March 22)
First district in India to report coronavirus
Thrissur(Kerala)
First State to demand plasma therapy
Kerala
First Plasma bank of India
Delhi
Which Indian state reported the first death related to coronavirus
Karnataka
India’s first Quarantine center for animals
Jim Corbett National Park(Uttarakhand)
Name the medication that India exported to the USA
Hydroxychloroquine
Country's self-reliance
AatmaNirbhar Bharat, the â‚ą 20 lakh crore package(10% of GDP)
Who wrote the song 'Jayatu Jayatu Bharatam
Vasudev Kutumbakkam' to increase the nation's will power and to evoke the spirit of self-reliance among Indians to combat COVID-19 pandemic –Prasoon Joshi
Composed by
Shankar Mahadevan
Punishment for Non-Compliance of Covid-19 regulations
Odisha
Covid 19 Schemes, Initiatives & AppsThe coronavirus tracking app of India
Aarogya Setu
Self Declaration Covid-19 Mobile App was launched by
Nagaland."WashKaro", an app to warn about COVID-19 was developed by –IIIT Delhi
The campaign started by the Indian Army to combat the spread of Coronavirus
Operation Namaste
The app released by the state of Punjab for coronavirus awareness
COVA (Corona Virus Alert)Â Punjab
Toll-free no. of Kerala Govt. for Corona related queries
1056
symptoms
Tiranga
association with TRIFED, to help the tribal people
Rajasthan.SUKOON'- COVID-19Beat the Stressis an initiative of which state to combat the psychological
impact of lockdown due to coronavirus
Jammu & Kashmir
vaccine
Bharat Biotech International Ltd
Kerala's campaign to contain the spread of coronavirus
Break The Chain Campaign
Chairpersons of Science and Technology Empowered Committee for COVID-19(STECC-19), to make speedy decisions on research and development of COVID-19
Vinod Paul & K. Vijay Raghavan.To know more about the Apps, Schemes & Initiatives for Corona Crisis (India).We tried to include as many GK questions as possible in this post regarding coronavirus and the Covid 19 and we'll be updating more about the vaccines after their experimental phase is over in India
đź“ťSideNotes(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Zoonotic | Diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans |
| Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | K. Vijay Raghavan |
Zoonotic
Diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans
Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
K. Vijay Raghavan
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