COVID-19 pandemic timeline

COVID-19 Pandemic Timeline

The COVID-19 pandemic timeline refers to the period and sequence of events surrounding the global outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Pronunciation

COVID-19: /ˈkoʊ.vɪd naɪnˈtiːn/ Pandemic: /pænˈdɛmɪk/ Timeline: /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/

Etymology

COVID-19: The term is an abbreviation of "Coronavirus Disease 2019", named by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 February 2020. Pandemic: From the Greek pandēmos meaning "pertaining to all people". Timeline: A compound of the words "time" and "line", first used in the 19th century.

Related Terms

• Epidemic
• Pandemic
• Endemic
• Outbreak
• Quarantine
• Social Distancing
• Lockdown
• Vaccine
• Herd Immunity

Timeline

The timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic begins in December 2019, when the virus was first identified in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The timeline continues to evolve as the pandemic progresses, with significant events including the development and distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines, various waves of the virus, and the emergence of new variants of the virus.

See Also

• COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
• COVID-19 vaccine
• COVID-19 variants

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