[Empire_of_Liberty]

Where does the name “COVID-19” come from?

COrona VIrus Disease-2019

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Thank you. It doesn’t sound very Chinese, does it?

When and where was the name assigned?

In other words, when and where was this bug first known about?

There doesn’t seem to be much point to speculate about bat soup and pangolins if the virus pre-dates the Wuhan outbreak and existed in other parts of the world.

[Hugh the Scot]

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it