詞匯

1.?????disease?疾病

2.?????geographical?地理的

3.?????standard?標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

4.?????format?格式

5.?????individual?個(gè)體

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COVID-19

"We now have a name for the disease and it's COVID-19," WHO chief Tedros told reporters.

"We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease," the WHO chief said, “It also gives us a standard format to use for any future coronavirus outbreaks.”

COVID-19: Corona Virus Disease 2019.?

“CO” means “corona”, “VI” stands for “virus”, “D” means “disease” and “19” means “2019”.?