What is Microsoft Excel? Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that is used to record and analyse numerical data. Think of a spreadsheet as a collection of columns and rows that form a table. Alphabetical letters are usually assigned to columns and numbers are usually assigned to rows. The point where a column and a row meet is called a cell. The address of a cell is given by the letter representing the column and the number representing a row. Let's illustrate this using the following image. Why do we need to use Excel? Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program. That means it's used to create grids of text, numbers and formulas specifying calculations. That's extremely valuable for many businesses, which use it to record expenditures and income, plan budgets, chart data and succinctly present fiscal results. Is Excel helpful for nurses? Excel is a powerful tool for keeping track of patient appointments, scheduling doctors, and organizing other information
South Korea has been witnessing a surge in coronavirus transmissions since 19 February, within a month of reporting the first case. The cases increased multi-fold on 21 February, the majority of them being reported in the city of Daegu. On 22 February, 229 more cases have been reported, the majority being in Gyeong-buk province. The increase was due to community spread, traced to a church in Shincheonji, alarming the Korean health authorities. Singapore too is facing a similar surge in community spread of the novel coronavirus (nCoV). Contact tracing also hinted of transmission linked to Cheongdo Daenam hospital where coronavirus cases are being tested and treated. South Korea Covid-19 cases: Trend northward When did coronavirus reach South Korea? The National IHR Focal Point (NFP) for the Republic of Korea reported the first coronavirus case in South Korea on 20 January 2020. The patient was a 35-year-old Chinese woman who arrived at the Incheon international airpor