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COVID-19 pandemic

The global COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It spread to other parts of Asia and then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of…

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Location
Worldwide
Cases per capita
3–10% · 1–3% · 0.3–1% · 0.1–0.3% · 0.03–0.1%
Confirmed cases
779,178,934
Dates
Described as a pandemic by the WHO: 11 March 2020 (6 years and 5 months ago) Public health emergency of international concern: 30 January 2020 – 5 May 2023 (3 years, 3 months an…
Deaths
7,115,203 (reported) 18.5–35.2 million (estimated)
Disease
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Terminology

Epidemiology

Disease

Strategies

History

Responses

Restrictions

Impact

Information dissemination

Culture and society

Transition to later phases

Long-term effects

Health agencies

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Medical journals

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COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19 pandemic

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related to Europe · 32
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related to Africa · 31
COVID-19 pandemic → Africa, Africa's, African, By, China, COVID, Despite, Egypt, Europe, February, In, In October, January, July, June, Lesotho, Malawi, Many, May, More
related to Medical journals · 28
COVID-19 pandemic → American Medical AssociationCOVID-19, Archived, August, BMJ Publishing GroupCoronavirus Disease, Center, Collection, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Portfolio, COVID-19 Research Highlights, Elsevier, Health, Hub, JAMA, MedicineCoronavirus, National Institutes, NIH, Novel Coronavirus Outbreak, PLOS, Public Library
related to Oceania · 27
COVID-19 pandemic → April, As, August, Australia, Australian, By, COVID-19, COVID-Zero, December, Delta, Despite, In, In November, It, January, March, Melbourne, New South Wales, New Zealand, Oceania
related to South America · 24
COVID-19 pandemic → April, As, August, Brazil, By, Caribbean, COVID-19, Due, February, India, Italy, July, June, Latin America, March, May, On, One, South America, São Paulo
related to United Nations · 17
COVID-19 pandemic → Council, COVID-19, Development, July, June, Manuel, March, Oliveira Guterres, On, The United Nations Conference, The United Nations Security, Trade, UN, UN Security Council, UN's, United Nations Secretary-General António, UNSC
related to Culture and society · 15
COVID-19 pandemic → Are, BBC, Common, Contagion, Covid-19, David Segal, December, It, Many, Or, Pandemonium, The, The COVID-19, The New York Times, Writing
Cases per capita · 8
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related to Cases · 7
COVID-19 pandemic → China, COVID-19, Due, During, Many, Official, The
related to Pandemic · 5
COVID-19 pandemic → An, COVID-19, During, In, The

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COVID-19 pandemicCases per capita3–10%1.00infobox
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COVID-19 pandemicCases per capita0.3–1%1.00infobox
COVID-19 pandemicCases per capita0.1–0.3%1.00infobox
COVID-19 pandemicCases per capita0.03–0.1%1.00infobox
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COVID-19 pandemicConfirmed cases779,178,9341.00infobox
COVID-19 pandemicDatesDescribed as a pandemic by the WHO: 11 March 2020 (6 years and 5 months ago) Public health emergency of international concern: 30 January 2020 – 5 May 2023 (3 years, 3 months an…1.00infobox
COVID-19 pandemicDeaths7,115,203 (reported) 18.5–35.2 million (estimated)1.00infobox
COVID-19 pandemicDiseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)1.00infobox
COVID-19 pandemicFatality rateAs of 10 March 2023: 1.02%1.00infobox
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COVID-19 pandemicLocationWorldwide1.00infobox
COVID-19 pandemicPathogenSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2)1.00infobox
COVID-19 pandemicSourceBats (indirectly)1.00infobox
COVID-19 pandemicSuspected casesFar higher (>70% of the world population, by the end of 2022)1.00infobox

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