The new coronavirus, COVID-19, was first encountered in November 2019  It has gone on to affect over 1,000,000 people in over 209 countries, areas or territories around the world, causing more than 62,000 deaths as of 6 April 2020, reported WHO. On the same date, Cameroon’s active cases had shot up to 650, causing nine deaths within two weeks following detection of the first case, according to covidvisualizer.com. The pandemic is growing exponentially and more lives are lost daily. Understanding the nature of this deadly and fast-spreading disease, and working in unity to fight it, are essential if we are to cap the number of infected persons and flatten the spread curve.