COVID-19 pandemic

Extracted Attributes

• Cause

  Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

• Origin

  Wuhan, China

• Global Impact

  Largest global recession since the Great Depression

• Death Toll (Europe)

  Over 2,000,000 people

• Death Toll (Global)

  Tens of millions

Timeline

• First human cases of COVID-19 occur in Wuhan, China. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic)

  2019-11-17

• First confirmed human case in the United States is reported in Washington state. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic)

  2020-01-19

• WHO declares the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). (Source: https://www.who.int/europe/emergencies/situations/covid-19)

  2020-01-30

• WHO officially characterizes the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. (Source: https://www.who.int/europe/emergencies/situations/covid-19)

  2020-03-11

• The United States announces Operation Warp Speed to accelerate vaccine development. (Source: https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/medical-advances/new-therapies-and-drug-trials/covid-19-pandemic-timeline)

  2020-04-01

• United States reports reaching 2 million confirmed cases. (Source: https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/medical-advances/new-therapies-and-drug-trials/covid-19-pandemic-timeline)

  2020-06-01

• WHO declares an end to the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic)

  2023-05-05

Web Search Results

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

  The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus – an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). [...] Cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) were first detected in China in December 2019, with the virus spreading rapidly to other countries across the world. This led WHO to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 and to characterize the outbreak as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. [...] Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, over 2 million people in the European Region have died from the disease. On 25 October 2023 WHO/Europe made several changes to its respiratory virus surveillance and data reporting systems. The COVID-19 Situation Dashboard played a pivotal role in providing essential information during the early stages of the pandemic. However, the landscape has now shifted, and so have data needs.

• COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

  The global COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon afterward, it spread to other parts of Asia and then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed it as having become a pandemic on 11 March. The WHO declared the [...] In epidemiology, a pandemic is defined as "an epidemic occurring over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a large number of people". During the COVID-19 pandemic, as with other pandemics, the meaning of this term has been challenged. [...] The pandemic caused severe social and economic disruption around the world, including the largest global recession since the Great Depression. Widespread supply shortages, including food shortages, were caused by supply chain disruptions and panic buying. Reduced human activity led to an unprecedented temporary decrease in pollution. Educational institutions and public areas were partially or fully closed in many jurisdictions, and many events were cancelled or postponed during 2020 and 2021.

• COVID-19 Pandemic - Our World in Data

  The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world, causing tens of millions of deaths, overwhelming healthcare systems, and disrupting societies and economies. The rapid spread of the coronavirus led to many scientific developments and policies — from rapid testing and vaccines to social distancing and financial support — but an uneven global response, with significant disparities in healthcare access, economic responses, and outcomes. [...] Our World in Data Donate Gdoc/Admin # COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world. Explore global data and research to understand its impact, spread, and global response. By: Edouard Mathieu, Hannah Ritchie, Lucas Rodés-Guirao, Cameron Appel, Daniel Gavrilov, Charlie Giattino, Joe Hasell, Bobbie Macdonald, Saloni Dattani, Diana Beltekian, Esteban Ortiz-Ospina, and Max Roser Cite this workReuse this work [...] ``` @article{owid-coronavirus, author = {Edouard Mathieu and Hannah Ritchie and Lucas Rodés-Guirao and Cameron Appel and Daniel Gavrilov and Charlie Giattino and Joe Hasell and Bobbie Macdonald and Saloni Dattani and Diana Beltekian and Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser}, title = {COVID-19 Pandemic}, journal = {Our World in Data}, year = {2020}, note = { } ``` ### Reuse this work freely

• When Did the Pandemic Start and End? - Northwestern Medicine

  In March 2020, the WHO officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. In May 2023, the WHO declared an end to the public health emergency of international concern. Here’s what happened along the way. #### March 2020 WHO declares pandemic. #### April 2020 U.S. announces Operation Warp Speed to develop a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible. #### June 2020 U.S. reports 2 million cases. #### August 2020 COVID-19 becomes 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. [...] COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2. Though initially discovered in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, COVID-19 entered the conversation in the U.S. in January 2020. At that time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted the nationof the outbreak abroad. Later in January 2020, the first U.S. case of COVID-19 was reported in the state of Washington. [...] The outbreak escalated quickly from there. For a while, experts didn't know how the virus behaved. They didn't know how it spread or how quickly. They didn't know how much of a threat it was to public health. COVID-19 tests were still in development and were not readily available to the public. By March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global health emergency. They named the virus "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" or "SARS-CoV-2."

• Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

  The first human cases of COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, People's Republic of China, on or about 17 November 2019. The first confirmed human case in the United States was on 19 January 2020. The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and first referred to it as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The WHO ended the PHEIC on 5 May 2023. ## Worldwide timelines by month and year [edit] [...] The timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic lists the articles containing the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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