Epidemic is an outbreak that spreads to a particular area/community within a specified time. At the same time, when Epidemic spreads or spreads over a large area, it is called Pandemic. It was an outbreak when the Coronavirus infection was confined to Wuhan but became an Epidemic when it spread to China and has become Pandemic when it spreads worldwide.
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