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WHO: ‘COVID-19’ official name for coronavirus

KUALA LUMPUR: COVID-19, which stands for ‘Corona Virus Disease’, is the official name for the 2019 novel coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The announcement was made by WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who explained that “co” stood for “corona”, “vi” for “virus” and “d” for “disease”, in the daily media briefing […]