World Health Organization has changed the name of Coronavirus, nCoV-2019 to COVID-19 (February 12, 2020). The official name has been declared to eradicate the controversies relating the disease with Wuhan City or Chinese communities across the world. WHO officials said they had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, animal or individual group of people that can be inaccurate or stigmatizing.The Washington Post reports the “novel coronavirus” will be designated “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2,” or “SARS-CoV-2.” The disease it actually causes is “COVID-19.”
Creditable Source: WHO and CDC