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This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in 2019, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 known to have been identified were in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019.
Coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. [7] Most scientists believe the virus which is causing the disease, spilled into human populations through natural zoonosis, similar to the SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV outbreaks ...
- 6,960,770 (reported), 17.6–31.4 million (estimated)
- SARS-CoV-2
- 2–14 days (typically 5), after infection
- Symptomatic and supportive
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
- 6,956,160 (reported), 17.5–31.4 million (estimated)
- Worldwide
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2)
Nov 11, 2020 · An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) occurred on the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with a crew of 4779 personnel.
- Matthew R. Kasper, Jesse R. Geibe, Christine L. Sears, Asha J. Riegodedios, Tina Luse, Annette M. Vo...
- 2020
Mar 17, 2021 · A Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The outbreak of the virus has sickened more than 80 million people. At least 1.7 million people have died. Here’s how the year unfolded. A group of ...
Jun 24, 2020 · Recently, a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emerged in late 2019, and it has posed a global health threat, causing an ongoing pandemic in many countries and territories .
Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
