Total of about 45,000 people
New coronavirus pneumonia (Corona Virus Disease 2019, COVID-19), or "new coronavirus pneumonia", named by the World Health Organization as "2019 Coronavirus Disease ", refers to pneumonia caused by 2019 novel coronavirus infection.Since December 2019, several cases of unexplained pneumonia with a history of exposure to the South China seafood market have been detected in some hospitals in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and have now been confirmed to be an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by 2019 novel coronavirus infection.
On February 11, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Mr. Tandesay, announced in Geneva, Switzerland, the naming of the new type of coronavirus-infected pneumonia as "COVID-19".
On February 21, 2020, the National Health Commission (NHRC) issued a circular on the revision of the English naming of the new type of coronavirus pneumonia, deciding to name the "new type of coronavirus-infected pneumonia" "COVID-19. On February 21, 2020, the NHSC issued a notice on the revision of the English nomenclature of novel coronavirus pneumonia to "COVID-19", which is consistent with the nomenclature of the World Health Organization (WHO), while the Chinese nomenclature will remain unchanged. [On March 4, 2020, the National Health Commission released the "Diagnostic and Treatment Program for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (Trial Seventh Edition)".
On March 11, 2020, local time, World Health Organization Director-General Tandace announced that, based on its assessment, WHO believes that the current outbreak of neocoronavirus pneumonia can be characterized as a global pandemic (pandemic).