The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2).[1] The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.[4][6] The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March.[7][8] As of 19 June 2020, more than 8.51 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in more than 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 454,000 deaths; more than 4.18 million people have recovered.
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