The disease caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been given new name COVID-19 by the international body WHO which makes no reference to any of the people, places or animals associated with this virusi.
Ugonjwa unaosababishwa na mauti riwaya coronavirus ambayo imedai maisha ya maelfu hadi sasa imepewa jina jipya COVID-19
Kifupi Covid-19 inasimama kwa Corona virusi Ugonjwa 2019, as this highly infectious ugonjwa was first diagnosed last year.
Under international guidelines, the W.H.O. “has to find a name that does not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the ugonjwa, "
In keeping with this policy to avoid stigmatising, WHO chose the new name COVID-19 which makes no reference to any of the people, places or animals associated with this virusi.
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