What does COVID-19 mean
On February 11, the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tan Desai announced that the new coronavirus-infected pneumonia will be officially named "Coronavirus Disease 2019" (COVID-19)-"CO" stands for Corona (Corona), "VI "Represents Virus (virus), "D" represents Disease (disease), and "19" represents the year 2019 when the disease was discovered.

However, the naming of viruses or diseases is not always the case. We may have all heard of some familiar viruses and diseases, including "Ebola virus" (Ebola virus), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) coronavirus, Marburg virus, Japanese encephalitis ( Japanese encephalitis), German measles (German measles), etc.

February 11-12, 2020

The WHO convened a research and innovation forum on COVID-19. More than 400 experts and representatives of funding agencies from all over the world attended the meeting. Gao Fu, director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Wu Zunyou, chief expert on epidemiology of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Made an introductory statement.

February 16-24, 2020

The WHO-China joint mission includes experts from Canada, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore and the United States (CDC, National Institutes of Health). The joint delegation stayed in Beijing for a period of time, and also went to Wuhan and two other cities. They talked with health officials, scientists, and medical staff while maintaining interpersonal distance. The report of the joint mission can be found at: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-china-joint-mission-on-covid-19-final-report.pdf.
March 11, 2020

The WHO is deeply concerned about the shocking spread and severity of the epidemic, as well as the shocking degree of inaction. Therefore, the assessment believes that COVID-19 can be classified as a pandemic.

March 13, 2020

The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund was launched to accept donations from individuals, companies and institutions.

March 18, 2020

The WHO and partners initiated the Solidarity Trial, an international clinical trial that aims to obtain reliable data from all over the world to find the most effective treatment for COVID-19.

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