The disease caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been given new name COVID-19 by the international body WHO which makes no reference to any of the people, places or animals associated with this virus.
La enfermedad causada por el mortal nuevo coronavirus que se ha cobrado miles de vidas hasta ahora se le ha dado un nuevo nombre COVID-19
El acrónimo COVID-19 significa Corona Virus Enfermedades 2019, as this highly infectious enfermedades was first diagnosed last year.
Under international guidelines, the W.H.O. “has to find a name that does not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the enfermedades, "
In keeping with this policy to avoid stigmatising, WHO chose the new name COVID-19 which makes no reference to any of the people, places or animals associated with this virus.
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