ProMed Alert, a global disease monitoring system, issued a worldwide warning regarding this illness. Notably, ProMED Alert had previously issued an early warning in late December 2019 about a new virus, later identified as SARS-CoV-2. This alert prompted immediate attention from high-ranking officials, medical professionals at the World Health Organization, and a cohort of scientists. While ProMed Alert flagged an unknown disease impacting respiratory functions, the agency couldn’t pinpoint the exact outbreak commencement. The World Health Organization (WHO) urged China to provide comprehensive information following startling reports of this disease.

Source: News 24 November 23, 2023 12:11 UTC