Covid-19‘k?vid-naiti:n.
The English name of "New Coronavirus Pneumonia" released by the National Health Commission here is Novel coronavirus pneumonia, or NCP for short. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced at a press conference that the new coronavirus will be named "COVID-19".
The WHO officially named the new pneumonia virus "Covid-19", where "co" is the abbreviation of coronavirus, "vi" means virus, "d" means disease, 19 That is the year the virus was identified, thinking the name would avoid stigmatizing anywhere.
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On April 15, the "COVID-19 International Joint Anti-epidemic Action" was officially launched in Beijing. Eight social organizations and companies participating in the action issued an initiative through the Internet: Give full play to the credibility, influence and organizational power of various industry associations, gather professional strength, build a diversified cooperation and exchange platform, give full play to the advantages of industry organizations, and work with the people of the world to overcome the difficulties and build a global community of human health. , to help the global fight against the epidemic achieve final victory.
This action was jointly initiated by the China Health Law Society, the China Disabled Persons Welfare Foundation, the Chinese and Foreign Entrepreneurs Federation and other organizations. Sha Yushen, executive vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Society of Health Law, said: "This sudden epidemic urgently requires the whole world to act together in a spirit of cooperation. At this moment, the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind is even more prominent. It shows its value of the times. As a national legal professional society, launching this action is not only the social responsibility of the China Health Law Society, but also the practical need of anti-epidemic practice.”