The World Health Organisation has named coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people.
It has been named COVID-19, which is a revision on the former 2019-nCoV and the development was confirmed by the Organization’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, during a daily briefing on the outbreak on Tuesday.
Discussing the reasons for the decision, he said: “We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease.
Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate or stigmatising. It also gives us a standard format to use for any future coronavirus outbreaks.”
Current Status of Cases of COVID-19 in South Africa
25 April 2020 - 20:05
Total cases: 4361
141 New cases
1473 Full recoveries (Confirmed Negative)
86 Deaths
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