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In corona virus covid-19, what is the meaning of 19 here?
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19: The virus that causes COVID 19 disease is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). it was previously called 2019 novel coronavirus. The reason for "19" is that on 31 December 2019, a new pneumonia (cause unknown) was reported to the Chinese World Health Organization Country Office.
Answered 5/4/2020
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