Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is the disease caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. WHO first learned of this new virus on 31 December 2019, following a report of a cluster of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China. Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Q&A on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
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Timeline: WHO’s COVID-19 response: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/ novel-coronavirus-2019/interactive-timeline "Immunity passports" in the context of COVID-19 (Scientific Brief, 24 April 2020): https://bit.ly/2IoTT8A WHO characterizes COVID-19 as a pandemic (11 March 2020): https://bit.ly/3llA3Jz World experts and funders set priorities for COVID-19 research (12 February 2020): https://bit.ly/2JYMCNm WHO declares the new coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern - Statement on the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (30 January 2020): https://bit.ly/3lmg25Q
WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard: https://covid19.who.int/ Rolling updates on coronavirus disease (COVID-19): https://www.who.int/ emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen Situation reports: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus2019/situation-reports/ Travel advice: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus2019/travel-advice Advice for public / Infographics: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/ novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public