COVID-19 pandemic in California

The COVID-19 pandemic in California 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 the U.S. state of California.

COVID-19: The name "COVID-19" is derived from "CO" for 'corona', "VI" for 'virus', "D" for 'disease', and "19" for the year 2019 when the disease was first identified.
Pandemic: From the Greek pandēmos (πανδήμος) meaning 'pertaining to all people'; from pan (πᾶν) meaning 'all' and dēmos (δῆμος) meaning 'people'.
California: The name "California" is derived from a novel written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo in the 16th century titled "Las Sergas de Esplandián".

Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
Quarantine: A restriction on the movement of people, animals and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests.
Social distancing: A set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures intended 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.
Vaccine: A biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease.

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