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How is COVID-19 different to SARS?

Much is still unknown, but COVID-19 seems to spread faster than the 2003 SARS and also may cause less severe illness.

SARS stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome. In 2003, an outbreak of SARS started in China and spread to other countries before ending in 2004. The virus that causes COVID-19 is similar to the one that caused the 2003 SARS outbreak: both are types of coronaviruses.

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