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matt gaetz, The virus has sickened over 45,000 globally, and in China, there have been more than 1,100 deaths. Most of the fatalities have occurred in the Hubei Province, which includes Wuhan. An additional death was confirmed in Hong Kong, and another in the Philippines. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
matt gaetz - WHO gives coronavirus an official name to help avoid the stigmatization of the disease. What’s in a name? The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced an official name for the novel coronavirus: COVID-19. To break it down, the “CO '' stands for coronavirus, the “VI” for virus, and the “D” for disease. The number 19 refers to the year in which the virus first emerged (December 2019.) WILL THE CORONAVIRUS DIE OUT AS THE WEATHER WARMS?
matt gaetz, The name was chosen, in part, to avoid stigmatizing a certain location or people, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. “We have to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people,” he said, according to the New York Post. “Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate or stigmatizing,” Tedros added. “It also gives us a standard format to use for any future coronavirus outbreaks.”
matt gaetz - CORONAVIRUS TESTING KITS TO BE SENT TO LABS ACROSS US TO SPEED UP DIAGNOSES: FDA WHO in 2015 released its “best practices” for naming new human infectious diseases. The name for the novel coronavirus appears to follow these guidelines, which aim “to minimize [the] unnecessary negative impact of disease names on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare, and avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups.”
matt gaetz - Thinking of traveling despite the coronavirus outbreak? Here’s what you need to know about travel insurance just in case of the unexpected. American Airlines is extending its suspension of flights to mainland China and Hong Kong as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 --formerly known as the novel coronavirus --outbreak. The carrier announced this week that flights between Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and mainland China will now be suspended through April 24, as would flights between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and mainland China. Hong Kong-bound flights out of both DFW and LAX are suspended until April 23 and April 24, respectively.