Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 3, 2025 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 9, 2023 · COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. It usually spreads between people in close contact. COVID-19 vaccines provide strong protection against severe illness and death. Although a person can still get COVID-19 after vaccination, they are more likely to have mild or no symptoms.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Symptoms and causes
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine may help prevent post-COVID-19 syndrome. Prevention. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a COVID-19 vaccine for everyone age 6 months and older. The COVID-19 vaccine can lower the risk of death or serious illness caused by COVID-19. The COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are:
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Situation Reports
Jul 15, 2024 · The Epidemiological Update provides an overview of the global, regional and country-level COVID-19 cases and deaths, highlighting key data and trends; as well as other pertinent epidemiological information concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Monthly Operational Update reports on WHO and partners’ actions in response to the pandemic.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 28, 2023 · COVID-19 is the disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. WHO first learned of this new virus on 31 December 2019, following a report of a cluster of cases of so-called viral pneumonia in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China.
冠状病毒病（COVID-19） - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 9, 2023 · 一些covid-19患者在康复后会继续出现症状，无论是否需要住院治疗。这些长期影响被称为covid-19长期症状（或covid-19后遗症）。与covid-19长期症状相关的最常见的症状包括疲劳、呼吸困难和认知功能障碍（例如，精神错乱、健忘或精神不集中或思维不清晰）。
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): How is it transmitted?
Dec 23, 2021 · In health facilities where people are receiving treatment for COVID-19, there is an increased risk of infection during medical procedures called aerosol generating procedures. These can produce very small droplets that can stay suspended in the air for longer periods of time and spread beyond conversational distances (typically 1 meter).
COVID-19 epidemiological update – 24 December 2024
Dec 24, 2024 · This is a special edition of the epidemiological update on COVID-19 that gives an overview of the situation since the disease was first reported to WHO nearly five years ago. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, largely circulates without clear seasonality and continues to infect, causing severe acute disease and post-COVID-19 condition.
Milestone: COVID-19 five years ago - World Health Organization …
Dec 30, 2024 · Five years ago on 31 December 2019, WHO’s Country Office in China picked up a media statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission from their website on cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan, China. In the weeks, months and years that unfolded after that, COVID-19 came to shape our lives and our world.