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A term for COVID-19 used by former United States president Donald Trump to emphasize that the pandemic started in China. Comirnaty. Main article: Comirnaty. The commercial name for the FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, released August 21, 2021. It also has several other names or designators used on the actual vials. Community transmission
On 7 March, the WHO stated that the global number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, had surpassed 100,000, calling it a "sombre moment". [38] On 9 March, the WHO and ICAO published a reminder statement to caution against the breach of the 2005 International Health Regulations. [39]
Social distancing, or physical distancing, [2] [3] [4] is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures taken to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other.
The first, on 2 April 2020 (A/RES/74/270), on 'Global solidarity to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)', reaffirms the General Assembly's commitment to international cooperation and multilateralism and expresses "strong support for the central role of the United Nations system".
COVID-19 endemicity is distinct from the COVID-19 public health emergency of international concern, which was ended by the World Health Organization on 5 May 2023. [85] Some politicians and commentators have conflated what they termed endemic COVID-19 with the lifting of public health restrictions or a comforting return to pre-pandemic normality.
Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic – Restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease; Globalization and disease – Overview of globalization and disease transmission; Disease X – Placeholder infectious disease name from the World Health Organization; Global catastrophic risk – Hypothetical global-scale disaster risk; Global ...
Following warnings and increased preparedness in the 2000s, the 2009 swine flu pandemic led to rapid anti-pandemic reactions among the Western countries. The H1N1/09 virus strain with mild symptoms and low lethality eventually led to a backlash over public sector over-reactiveness, spending and the high cost of the 2009 flu vaccine.
COVID-19; coronavirus; how to protect yourself and others; know how it spreads; everyone should; clean your hands often; wash hands; avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth; avoid close contact; social distancing; stay at home; cloth face cover; cover mouth and nose; cover coughs and sneezes; tissue; clean and disinfect; clean dirty surfaces