WHO officially names coronavirus as ‘Covis-19’

Feb 12, 2020

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): In a recent announcement by World Health Organisation (WHO), coronavirus, responsible for thousands of deaths across the world has been named officially. ‘Covis-19’ has been decided as the new name for Novel Coronavirus. The death toll from the deadly outbreak in mainland China has risen to 1,113, the number of confirmed cases has reached 44,653, the Chinese state health committee said on February 12. A day before, the death count was 1,016 and the number of confirmed cases 42,638. The virus has spread to at least 24 countries, sickened more than 42,000 people worldwide.