Coronavirus officially named Covid-19, says WHO The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19.
"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.
Dr Ghebreyesus called on the world to fight the new virus as aggressively as possible. BBC News
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"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.
Dr Ghebreyesus called on the world to fight the new virus as aggressively as possible. BBC News
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- Health Secretary warns coronavirus outbreak will 'get worse before it gets better' The Daily Mail
- Men account for up to 68% of coronavirus cases, research suggests The Daily Mail
- Coronavirus: a quick guide to the outbreak sweeping the world The Daily Telegraph
- Brighton councillor claims coronavirus threat is being hidden The Guardian
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