COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia

The COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia refers to the ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in Latvia.

COVID-19: The term "COVID-19" is an abbreviation of "coronavirus disease 2019". The disease was so named because it was first identified in 2019.
Pandemic: The term "pandemic" comes from the Greek words "pan", meaning "all", and "demos", meaning "people". It refers to a disease prevalent over a whole country or the world.
Latvia: The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people.

Coronavirus: A type of virus. There are many kinds, and some of them can cause disease. The novel coronavirus, also known as SARS-CoV-2, causes the disease COVID-19.
Pandemic: An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.
SARS-CoV-2: The virus strain that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Social distancing: 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.
Quarantine: A restriction on the movement of people and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests.

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