Novel coronavirus (20 19, coronavirus pneumonia-19), referred to as "COVID-19", refers to pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus infection on 20 19. Since 20 19, 12, many cases of unexplained pneumonia with a history of exposure to the seafood market in South China have been found in some hospitals in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and they have been diagnosed as acute respiratory infectious diseases caused by novel coronavirus infection on 20 19. ?
On February/KOOC-0//KOOC-0/day, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Ted breyer Ghebreyesus, announced in Geneva that novel coronavirus would be named "Coronavirus Pneumonia-/KOOC-0/9". On February 9, 2020, National Health Commission released the novel coronavirus Diagnosis and Treatment Plan (Trial 6th Edition).
On February 2 1 2020, the National Health and Wellness Committee issued a notice on the revision of the English name of novel coronavirus, and decided to change the English name of "novel coronavirus" to "Coronavirus Pneumonia-19", which was consistent with the name of the World Health Organization, and the Chinese name remained unchanged.