The disease that the virus causes has been named COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019. Tests were developed for the new virus and recorded cases started to surge. The first person died that week and, by January 16, two were dead and 41 cases were confirmed. How does the virus spread? A pandemic is defined by the World Health Organization as the 'worldwide spread of a new disease'.

Source: Daily Mail April 02, 2020 20:00 UTC