What is Covid-19?
In December 2019, a pneumonia outbreak was reported in Wuhan, China. On 31 December 2019, the outbreak was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus, which was given the interim name 2019-nCoV by the World Health Organization (WHO), later renamed SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Some researchers have suggested the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market may not be the original source of viral transmission to humans. Source: Wikipedia
COVID-19 stands for Corona Virus Disease 2019
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Key Dates:
- First Case Report by China: 31/12/2020
- First Death Reported by China: 22/01/2020
Covid-19 How It Started? - YouTube
Animated video showing the spread of Covid-19. How epicenter moved from China to Europe then to the USA