Answer:
Both the COVID-19 virus and the SARS-CoV are coronaviruses that are genetically similar, but they are not the same. SARS is more lethal and devastating than COVID-19, but it is less contagious.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a SARS-associated coronavirus.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
