WHO Feb. 12 4:08 naming the new virus condition "COVID-19"
WHO has announced that the World Health Organization has named the new coronavirus-caused condition "COVID-19". While some media report on the virus in connection with the name of Wuhan in China, where the spread of infection is the most serious, avoiding place names has reduced the concern for China.
WHO Secretary-General Tedross held a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday to announce that it has named COVID-19 a condition caused by a new type of coronavirus that is spreading, especially in China.
They combine the English notation for "coronavirus" and "disease" and the year the infection was reported.
"We needed to make the names unrelated to place names and animals. It's important to prevent other names from being negatively stamped," Tedros said.
In the United States and Europe, WHO has spread the most serious infections in China, and some media report it as "Wuhan virus." However, WHO has avoided paying attention to China by avoiding place names.
Meanwhile, a meeting of experts to discuss new coronavirus therapies and vaccine development also began in Geneva on the 11th.
Approximately 400 researchers, including researchers from around the world and medical staff working in China, exchange opinions over a two-day period up to 12 days, including participation via telephone and the Internet, to establish effective treatment methods and develop vaccines. I'm going to make a plan.