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WHO: Naming the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) [eng]

March 23, 2020

The WHO has published an informative article on naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Official names have been announced for the virus responsible for COVID-19 (previously known as “2019 novel coronavirus”) and the disease it causes.  The official names are:

  1. Disease
    coronavirus disease
    (COVID-19)
  2. Virus
    severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
    (SARS-CoV-2)

Learn more here.

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