Question 5: What is the new name for COVID-19 given By World Health Organisation?. The given answer is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
In fact, Covid-19 is the name of disease and formerly known as 2019-nCoV.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the name of virus that causes the disease.
Please refer to WHO official website.
Thank you
Bold Cockroachauteur
Thank you Groovy Sheep for pointing that out. I had seen that on a local newspaper.
Hi Mad Bull, thank you for providing the link to the correct answer. As mentioned, the answer had taken from a local newspaper. Had tried searching for the article again to check but was unable to locate it. Will post if the article is found.
The given answer is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
In fact, Covid-19 is the name of disease and formerly known as 2019-nCoV.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the name of virus that causes the disease.
Please refer to WHO official website.
Thank you
WHO announced “COVID-19” as the name of this new disease on 11 February 2020
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it#:~:text=WHO%20announced%20“COVID-19”,the%20United%20Nations%20(FAO).