MAMUL.am
Hay / Հայ | Рус | Eng | Tür
USD 402.56, EUR 440.64, RUB 4.58, GBP 505.01
+13 °C, +3 °C ... +13 °C Tomorrow:+16 °C
Coronavirus disease named Covid-19
22:00, 11.02.2020 | mamul.am
10320 | 0

The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-2019.

"We now have a name for the disease and it's Covid-19," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva.

It comes after the death toll from the virus passed 1,000. Tens of thousands of people have been infected.

The word coronavirus refers to the group of viruses it belongs to, rather than the latest strain.

Researchers have been calling for an official name to avoid confusion and stigmatisation of any group or country.

Share with friends
15:36, 09.03.2024
1174 | 0
10:18, 08.03.2024
2979 | 0
to top