COVID-19

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Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19)

Other names: COVID, Covid, (the) coronavirus

Transmission and life-cycle of SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19.

Pronunciation|

*     * /kəˈroʊnəˌvaɪrəs dɪˈziːz/
* /ˌkoʊvɪdnaɪnˈtiːn, ˌkɒvɪd-/[1]

Specialty| Infectious disease
Symptoms| Fever, cough, shortness of breath, tiredness, loss of smell;[2] some are asymptomatic[3]
Complications| Blood clots, heart disease, kidney problems, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, chronic COVID syndrome[4]
Usual onset| 2–14 days (typically 5) from infection[2][5]
Diagnostic method| Rapid antigen test, PCR test[5]
Prevention| Physical distancing, face masks, ventilation, quarantine, vaccination[5][6][7]
Treatment| Supportive and symptomatic[8]
Medication| Non-hospitalized: Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, sotrovimab, molnupiravir[8]
Severe: Oxygen therapy, dexamethasone, remdesivir[8]
Critical care: Tocilizumab, sarilumab[8]
Prognosis| 20% require hospitalization[5]
Frequency| 676,609,955[9]
Deaths| ~20 million (as of Dec 31, 2021)[10]

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[5] Symptoms often include fever, cough, breathing difficulties, tiredness, headache, loss of smell and taste, sore throat, vomiting, and diarrhea.[2] Onset is usually two to fourteen days after exposure to the virus.[2] Some people; however, develop no symptoms.[3]

Spread occurs mainly when an infected person is in close contact with another person.[11] This may occur by either airborne transmission or small droplets containing the virus.[12][13] Less commonly, the virus may spread via contaminated surfaces.[11] People can transmit the virus two days before they show symptoms, and generally remain infectious for up to 10 days, though those with severe disease maybe infectious longer.[12][14] Diagnosis is generally by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or rapid antigen test from a nose or throat swab.[5]

Preventive measures include physical distancing, use of a high quality face mask, ventilation of indoor spaces, and quarantine.[5][6][15] Several vaccines also decrease the risk.[7] Much of treatment is symptomatic and supportive.[8] In those who do not require hospitalization, but are at high risk, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, sotrovimab, or molnupiravir may be used.[8] For those who require oxygen therapy, dexamethasone and remdesivir may be used.[8] For those who required critical care tocilizumab or sarilumab may be added.[8]

Of those people who develop symptoms, around 80% recover without needing hospitalization, 15% require oxygen therapy, and 5% require intensive care.[5] Older people and those with other health problems are at a higher risk.[5] While most get better after a few weeks, some continue to experience a range of effects (long COVID) for months.[16] As of 17 June 2024, at least 676 million cases have been confirmed, which has resulted in more than 6.88 million deaths.[9] The actual number of deaths was; however, estimated at nearly 20 million as of December 31st 2021.[10] The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.[17] The disease has since spread worldwide, leading to an ongoing pandemic.[18]

## Contents

* 1 Signs and symptoms
* 2 Cause
* 2.1 Transmission
* 2.2 Virology
* 2.2.1 Variants
* 3 Pathophysiology
* 3.1 Respiratory
* 3.2 Nervous system
* 3.3 Gastrointestinal
* 3.4 Cardiovascular
* 3.5 Other organs
* 3.6 Immunopathology
* 3.7 Viral and host factors
* 3.7.1 Virus proteins
* 3.7.2 Host factors
* 3.7.3 Host cytokine response
* 3.8 Pregnancy response
* 4 Diagnosis
* 4.1 Viral testing
* 4.2 Imaging
* 4.3 Pathology
* 5 Prevention
* 5.1 Vaccine
* 5.2 Respiratory hygiene
* 5.3 Indoor ventilation
* 5.4 Hand-washing
* 5.5 Social distancing
* 5.6 Surface cleaning
* 5.7 Self-isolation
* 5.8 Diet and lifestyle
* 5.9 Travel-related measures
* 6 Treatment
* 7 Prognosis
* 7.1 Children
* 7.2 Complications
* 7.3 Longer-term effects
* 7.4 Immunity
* 8 Mortality
* 8.1 Infection fatality rate
* 8.1.1 Earlier estimates
* 8.2 Sex differences
* 8.3 Ethnic differences
* 8.4 Comorbidities
* 9 History
* 10 Society and culture
* 10.1 Name
* 10.2 Pharmacy trade
* 10.3 Misinformation
* 11 Other animals
* 12 Research
* 12.1 Spread and prevention
* 12.2 Treatment
* 13 See also
* 14 References
* 15 External links
* 15.1 Health agencies
* 15.2 Directories
* 15.3 Medical journals
* 15.4 Treatment guidelines

## Signs and symptoms[edit | edit source]

Main article: Symptoms of COVID-19

This section is an excerpt from Symptoms of COVID-19[edit]

Symptoms of COVID-19

Symptoms of COVID-19 are variable, ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness.[19][20] Common symptoms include headache,[21] loss of smell[22] and taste,[23] nasal congestion and runny nose, cough, muscle pain, sore throat, fever,[24] diarrhea, and breathing difficulties.[25] People with the same infection may have different symptoms, and their symptoms may change over time. Three common clusters of symptoms have been identified: one respiratory symptom cluster with cough, sputum, shortness of breath, and fever; a musculoskeletal symptom cluster with muscle and joint pain, headache, and fatigue; a cluster of digestive symptoms with abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.[25] In people without prior ear, nose, and throat disorders, loss of taste combined with loss of smell is associated with COVID-19.[26]

Most people (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging) and 5% of patients suffer critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan dysfunction).[27] At least a third of the people who are infected with the virus do not develop noticeable symptoms at any point in time.[28][29][30][31] These asymptomatic carriers tend not to get tested and can spread the disease.[31][32][33][34] Other infected people will develop symptoms later, called "pre-symptomatic", or have very mild symptoms and can also spread the virus.[34]

As is common with infections, there is a delay between the moment a person first becomes infected and the appearance of the first symptoms. The median delay for COVID-19 is four to five days.[35] Most symptomatic people experience symptoms within two to seven days after exposure, and almost all will experience at least one symptom within 12 days.[35][36]

Most people recover from the acute phase of the disease. However, some people continue to experience a range of effects for months after recovery—named long COVID—and damage to organs has been observed. Multi-year studies are underway to further investigate the long-term effects of the disease.[37]

* Suspected COVID-19 rash

* Suspected COVID-19 rash

* Rash on feet associated with COVID-19

* Exanthem associated with COVID-19

* A red face and neck associated with COVID-19

* Hand dermatitis in a patient with COVID-19 infection

## Cause[edit | edit source]

COVID-19 is caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus strain.

### Transmission[edit | edit source]

Main article: Transmission of COVID-19

Transmission of COVID-19

Video explainer on reducing airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors

The virus is transmitted mainly through the respiratory route after an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes. A new infection occurs when virus-containing particles exhaled by an infected person, either respiratory droplets or aerosols, get into the mouth, nose, or eyes of other people who are in close contact with the infected person.[38] During human-to-human transmission, an average 1000 infectious SARS-CoV-2 virions are thought to initiate a new infection.

The closer people interact, and the longer they interact, the more likely they are to transmit COVID-19. Closer distances can involve larger droplets (which fall to the ground) and aerosols, whereas longer distances only involve aerosols. Larger droplets can also turn into aerosols (known as droplet nuclei) through evaporation. The relative importance of the larger droplets and the aerosols is not clear as of November 2020; however, the virus is not known to spread between rooms over long distances such as through air ducts. Airborne transmission is able to particularly occur indoors, in high risk locations such as restaurants, choirs, gyms, nightclubs, offices, and religious venues, often when they are crowded or less ventilated. It also occurs in healthcare settings, often when aerosol-generating medical procedures are performed on COVID-19 patients.

The number of people generally infected by one infected person varies; as of September 2020 it was estimated that one infected person will, on average, infect between two and three other people. This is more infectious than influenza, but less so than measles. It often spreads in clusters, where infections can be traced back to an index case or geographical location. There is a major role of "super-spreading events", where many people are infected by one person. A person who is infected can transmit the virus to others up to two days before they themselves show symptoms, and even if symptoms never appear.[38] People remain infectious in moderate cases for 7–12 days, and up to two weeks in severe cases. In October 2020, medical scientists reported evidence of reinfection in one patient.

### Virology[edit | edit source]

Main article: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Illustration of SARSr-CoV virion Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from an infected individual

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. It was first isolated from three people with pneumonia connected to the cluster of acute respiratory illness cases in Wuhan.[39] All structural features of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus particle occur in related coronaviruses in nature.[40]

Outside the body, the virus is destroyed by household soap, which bursts its protective bubble.[41]

SARS-CoV-2 is closely related to the original SARS-CoV.[42] It is thought to have an animal (zoonotic) origin. Genetic analysis has revealed that the coronavirus genetically clusters with the genus Betacoronavirus, in subgenus Sarbecovirus (lineage B) together with two bat-derived strains. It is 96% identical at the whole genome level to other bat coronavirus samples (BatCov RaTG13).[43][44] The structural proteins of SARS-CoV-2 include membrane glycoprotein (M), envelope protein (E), nucleocapsid protein (N), and the spike protein (S). The M protein of SARS-CoV-2 is about 98% similar to the M protein of bat SARS-CoV, maintains around 98% homology with pangolin SARS-CoV, and has 90% homology with the M protein of SARS-CoV; whereas, the similarity is only around 38% with the M protein of MERS-CoV. The structure of the M protein resembles the sugar transporter SemiSWEET.[45]

The many thousands of SARS-CoV-2 variants are grouped into clades.[46] Several different clade nomenclatures have been proposed. Nextstrain divides the variants into five clades (19A, 19B, 20A, 20B, and 20C), while GISAID divides them into seven (L, O, V, S, G, GH, and GR).[47]

Several notable variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerged in late 2020. Cluster 5 emerged among minks and mink farmers in Denmark. After strict quarantines and a mink euthanasia campaign, it is believed to have been eradicated. The Variant of Concern 202012/01 (VOC 202012/01) is believed to have emerged in the United Kingdom in September. The 501Y.V2 Variant, which has the same N501Y mutation, arose independently in South Africa.[48][49]

#### Variants[edit | edit source]

Main article: Variants of SARS-CoV-2

Three known variants of SARS-CoV-2 are spreading among global populations As of January 2021[update], including the UK Variant (referred to as B.1.1.7) first found in London and Kent, a variant discovered in South Africa (referred to as 1.351), and a variant discovered in Brazil (referred to as P.1).[50]

Using whole genome sequencing, epidemiology and modelling suggest the new UK variant VUI-202012/01 (the first variant under investigation in December 2020) transmits more easily than other strains.[51]

## Pathophysiology[edit | edit source]

COVID‑19 pathogenesis

The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect a wide range of cells and systems of the body. COVID‑19 is most known for affecting the upper respiratory tract (sinuses, nose, and throat) and the lower respiratory tract (windpipe and lungs).[52] The lungs are the organs most affected by COVID‑19 because the virus accesses host cells via the receptor for the enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which is most abundant on the surface of type II alveolar cells of the lungs.[53] The virus uses a special surface glycoprotein called a "spike" to connect to the ACE2 receptor and enter the host cell.[54]

### Respiratory[edit | edit source]

Following viral entry, COVID‑19 infects the ciliated epithelium of the nasopharynx and upper airways.[55]

### Nervous system[edit | edit source]

Tropism and multiple organ injuries in SARS-CoV-2 infection

One common symptom, loss of smell, results from infection of the support cells of the olfactory epithelium, with subsequent damage to the olfactory neurons.[56] The involvement of both the central and peripheral nervous system in COVID‑19 has been reported in many medical publications.[57] It is clear that many people with COVID-19 exhibit neurological or mental health issues. The virus is not detected in the CNS of the majority of COVID-19 patients with neurological issues. However, SARS-CoV-2 has been detected at low levels in the brains of those who have died from COVID‑19, but these results need to be confirmed.[58] While virus has been detected in cerebrospinal fluid of autopsies, the exact mechanism by which it invades the CNS remains unclear and may first involve invasion of peripheral nerves given the low levels of ACE2 in the brain.[59][60][61] The virus may also enter the bloodstream from the lungs and cross the blood-brain barrier to gain access to the CNS, possibly within an infected white blood cell.[58]

### Gastrointestinal[edit | edit source]

The virus also affects gastrointestinal organs as ACE2 is abundantly expressed in the glandular cells of gastric, duodenal and rectal epithelium[62] as well as endothelial cells and enterocytes of the small intestine.[63]

### Cardiovascular[edit | edit source]

The virus can cause acute myocardial injury and chronic damage to the cardiovascular system.[64] An acute cardiac injury was found in 12% of infected people admitted to the hospital in Wuhan, China,[65] and is more frequent in severe disease.[66] Rates of cardiovascular symptoms are high, owing to the systemic inflammatory response and immune system disorders during disease progression, but acute myocardial injuries may also be related to ACE2 receptors in the heart.[64] ACE2 receptors are highly expressed in the heart and are involved in heart function.[64][67] A high incidence of thrombosis and venous thromboembolism have been found in people transferred to Intensive care units (ICU) with COVID‑19 infections, and may be related to poor prognosis.[68] Blood vessel dysfunction and clot formation (as suggested by high D-dimer levels caused by blood clots) are thought to play a significant role in mortality, incidences of clots leading to pulmonary embolisms, and ischaemic events within the brain have been noted as complications leading to death in people infected with SARS-CoV-2. Infection appears to set off a chain of vasoconstrictive responses within the body, constriction of blood vessels within the pulmonary circulation has also been posited as a mechanism in which oxygenation decreases alongside the presentation of viral pneumonia.[69] Furthermore, microvascular (arterioles and capillaries) blood vessel damage has been reported in a small number of tissue samples of the brains - without detected SARS-CoV-2 - and the olfactory bulbs from those who have died from COVID‑19.[70][71][72] COVID‑19 was also found to cause substantial – including morphological and mechanical – changes to blood cells – such as increased sizes – sometimes persisting for months after hospital discharge.[73][74]

### Other organs[edit | edit source]

Another common cause of death is complications related to the kidneys.[69] Early reports show that up to 30% of hospitalized patients both in China and in New York have experienced some injury to their kidneys, including some persons with no previous kidney problems.[75]

Autopsies of people who died of COVID‑19 have found diffuse alveolar damage, and lymphocyte-containing inflammatory infiltrates within the lung.[76]

### Immunopathology[edit | edit source]

Although SARS-CoV-2 has a tropism for ACE2-expressing epithelial cells of the respiratory tract, people with severe COVID‑19 have symptoms of systemic hyperinflammation. Clinical laboratory findings of elevated IL‑2, IL‑7, IL‑6, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM‑CSF), interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP‑10), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1), macrophage inflammatory protein 1‑alpha (MIP‑1‑alpha), and tumour necrosis factor (TNF‑α) indicative of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) suggest an underlying immunopathology.[65]

Additionally, people with COVID‑19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have classical serum biomarkers of CRS, including elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), D-dimer, and ferritin.[77]

Systemic inflammation results in vasodilation, allowing inflammatory lymphocytic and monocytic infiltration of the lung and the heart. In particular, pathogenic GM-CSF-secreting T cells were shown to correlate with the recruitment of inflammatory IL-6-secreting monocytes and severe lung pathology in people with COVID‑19.[78] Lymphocytic infiltrates have also been reported at autopsy.[76]

* Role of B cells in COVID-19 infection/re-infection- Naïve B cells are activated via the help of folliculat T cells after the invasion of SARS-CoV-2 virus[79]

* Key components of the adaptive immune response to SARS-CoV-2

### Viral and host factors[edit | edit source]

#### Virus proteins[edit | edit source]

The association between SARS-CoV-2 and the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)

Multiple viral and host factors affect the pathogenesis of the virus. The S-protein, otherwise known as the spike protein, is the viral component that attaches to the host receptor via the ACE2 receptors. It includes two subunits: S1 and S2. S1 determines the virus-host range and cellular tropism via the receptor-binding domain. S2 mediates the membrane fusion of the virus to its potential cell host via the H1 and HR2, which are heptad repeat regions. Studies have shown that S1 domain induced IgG and IgA antibody levels at a much higher capacity. It is the focus spike proteins expression that are involved in many effective COVID‑19 vaccines.[80]

The M protein is the viral protein responsible for the transmembrane transport of nutrients. It is the cause of the bud release and the formation of the viral envelope.[81] The N and E protein are accessory proteins that interfere with the host's immune response.[81]

#### Host factors[edit | edit source]

Human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) is the host factor that SARS-COV2 virus targets causing COVID‑19. Theoretically, the usage of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) and ACE inhibitors upregulating ACE2 expression might increase morbidity with COVID‑19, though animal data suggest some potential protective effect of ARB; however no clinical studies have proven susceptibility or outcomes. Until further data is available, guidelines and recommendations for hypertensive patients remain.[82]

The effect of the virus on ACE2 cell surfaces leads to leukocytic infiltration, increased blood vessel permeability, alveolar wall permeability, as well as decreased secretion of lung surfactants. These effects cause the majority of the respiratory symptoms. However, the aggravation of local inflammation causes a cytokine storm eventually leading to a systemic inflammatory response syndrome.[83]

Among healthy adults not exposed to SARS-CoV-2, about 35% have CD4+ T cells that recognize the SARS-CoV-2 S protein (particularly the S2 subunit) and about 50% react to other proteins of the virus, suggesting cross-reactivity from previous common colds caused by other coronaviruses.[84]

It is unknown whether different persons use similar antibody genes in response to COVID‑19.[85]

#### Host cytokine response[edit | edit source]

Mild versus severe immune response during virus infection

The severity of the inflammation can be attributed to the severity of what is known as the cytokine storm.[86] Levels of interleukin 1B, interferon-gamma, interferon-inducible protein 10, and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 were all associated with COVID‑19 disease severity. Treatment has been proposed to combat the cytokine storm as it remains to be one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in COVID‑19 disease.[87]

A cytokine storm is due to an acute hyperinflammatory response that is responsible for clinical illness in an array of diseases but in COVID‑19, it is related to worse prognosis and increased fatality. The storm causes acute respiratory distress syndrome, blood clotting events such as strokes, myocardial infarction, encephalitis, acute kidney injury, and vasculitis. The production of IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, TNF-alpha, and interferon-gamma, all crucial components of normal immune responses, inadvertently become the causes of a cytokine storm. The cells of the central nervous system, the microglia, neurons, and astrocytes, are also involved in the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines affecting the nervous system, and effects of cytokine storms toward the CNS are not uncommon.[88]

### Pregnancy response[edit | edit source]

There are many unknowns for pregnant women during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Given that they are prone to suffering from complications and severe disease infection with other types of coronaviruses, they have been identified as a vulnerable group and advised to take supplementary preventive measures.[89]

Physiological responses to pregnancy can include:

* Immunological: The immunological response to COVID-19, like other viruses, depends on a working immune system. It adapts during pregnancy to allow the development of the fetus whose genetic load is only partially shared with their mother, leading to a different immunological reaction to infections during the course of pregnancy.[89]
* Respiratory: Many factors can make pregnant women more vulnerable to hard respiratory infections. One of them is the total reduction of the lungs' capacity and inability to clear secretions.[89]
* Coagulation: During pregnancy, there are higher levels of circulating coagulation factors, and the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection can be implicated. The thromboembolic events with associated mortality are a risk for pregnant women.[89]

However, from the evidence base, it is difficult to conclude whether pregnant women are at increased risk of grave consequences of this virus.[89]

In addition to the above, other clinical studies have proved that SARS-CoV-2 can affect the period of pregnancy in different ways. On the one hand, there is little evidence of its impact up to 12 weeks gestation. On the other hand, COVID-19 infection may cause increased rates of unfavorable outcomes in the course of the pregnancy. Some examples of these could be fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, and perinatal mortality, which refers to the fetal death past 22 or 28 completed weeks of pregnancy as well as the death among live-born children up to seven completed days of life.[89]

Unvaccinated women in later stages of pregnancy with COVID-19 are more likely than other patients to need very intensive care. Babies born to mothers with COVID-19 are more likely to have breathing problems. Pregnant women are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated.[90]

## Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

Further information: COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 can provisionally be diagnosed on the basis of symptoms and confirmed using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or other nucleic acid testing of infected secretions.[91][92] Along with laboratory testing, chest CT scans may be helpful to diagnose COVID-19 in individuals with a high clinical suspicion of infection.[93] Detection of a past infection is possible with serological tests, which detect antibodies produced by the body in response to the infection.[91]

### Viral testing[edit | edit source]

Main article: COVID-19 testing

Demonstration of a nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19 testing

The standard methods of testing for presence of SARS-CoV-2 are nucleic acid tests,[91][94] which detects the presence of viral RNA fragments.[95] As these tests detect RNA but not infectious virus, its "ability to determine duration of infectivity of patients is limited."[96] The test is typically done on respiratory samples obtained by a nasopharyngeal swab; however, a nasal swab or sputum sample may also be used.[97][98] Results are generally available within hours.[91] The WHO has published several testing protocols for the disease.[99]

Positive COVID-19 rapid antigen test

Several laboratories and companies have developed serological tests, which detect antibodies produced by the body in response to infection. Several have been evaluated by Public Health England and approved for use in the UK.[100]

The University of Oxford's CEBM has pointed to mounting evidence[101][102] that "a good proportion of 'new' mild cases and people re-testing positives after quarantine or discharge from hospital are not infectious, but are simply clearing harmless virus particles which their immune system has efficiently dealt with" and have called for "an international effort to standardize and periodically calibrate testing"[103] On 7 September, the UK government issued "guidance for procedures to be implemented in laboratories to provide assurance of positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA results during periods of low prevalence, when there is a reduction in the predictive value of positive test results".[104]

### Imaging[edit | edit source]

Chest CT scans may be helpful to diagnose COVID-19 in individuals with a high clinical suspicion of infection but are not recommended for routine screening.[93][105] Bilateral multilobar ground-glass opacities with a peripheral, asymmetric, and posterior distribution are common in early infection.[93][106] Subpleural dominance, crazy paving (lobular septal thickening with variable alveolar filling), and consolidation may appear as the disease progresses.[93][107] Characteristic imaging features on chest radiographs and computed tomography (CT) of people who are symptomatic include asymmetric peripheral ground-glass opacities without pleural effusions.[108]

Many groups have created COVID-19 datasets that include imagery such as the Italian Radiological Society which has compiled an international online database of imaging findings for confirmed cases.[109] Due to overlap with other infections such as adenovirus, imaging without confirmation by rRT-PCR is of limited specificity in identifying COVID-19.[108] A large study in China compared chest CT results to PCR and demonstrated that though imaging is less specific for the infection, it is faster and more sensitive.[92]

* A CT scan of a person with COVID-19 shows lesions (bright regions) in the lungs

* Chest X-ray showing COVID-19 pneumonia

### Pathology[edit | edit source]

The main pathological findings at autopsy are:

* Macroscopy: pericarditis, lung consolidation and pulmonary oedema[76]
* Lung findings:
* minor serous exudation, minor fibrin exudation[76]
* pulmonary oedema, pneumocyte hyperplasia, large atypical pneumocytes, interstitial inflammation with lymphocytic infiltration and multinucleated giant cell formation[76]
* diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) with diffuse alveolar exudates. DAD is the cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and severe hypoxemia.[76]
* organisation of exudates in alveolar cavities and pulmonary interstitial fibrosis[76]
* plasmocytosis in BAL[110]
* Blood and vessels: disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC);[111] leukoerythroblastic reaction,[112] endotheliitis,[113] hemophagocytosis[113]
* Heart: cardiac muscle cell necrosis[113]
* Liver: microvesicular steatosis[76]
* Nose: shedding of olfactory epithelium[56]
* Brain: infarction[113]
* Kidneys: acute tubular damage.[113]
* Spleen: white pulp depletion.[113]

## Prevention[edit | edit source]

Further information: COVID‑19 vaccine, Workplace hazard controls for COVID‑19, Pandemic prevention, Non-pharmaceutical intervention, Preparations prior to COVID-19, COVID-19 surveillance, and COVID-19 apps

Without pandemic containment measures - such as social distancing, vaccination, and face masks - pathogens can spread exponentially.[114] This graphic shows how early adoption of containment measures tends to protect wider swaths of the population.

Preventive measures to reduce the chances of infection include getting vaccinated, staying at home, wearing a mask in public, avoiding crowded places, keeping distance from others, ventilating indoor spaces, managing potential exposure durations,[115] washing hands with soap and water often and for at least twenty seconds, practising good respiratory hygiene, and avoiding touching the eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.[116][117]

Those diagnosed with COVID‑19 or who believe they may be infected are advised by the CDC to stay home except to get medical care, call ahead before visiting a healthcare provider, wear a face mask before entering the healthcare provider's office and when in any room or vehicle with another person, cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, regularly wash hands with soap and water and avoid sharing personal household items.[118][119]

The first COVID‑19 vaccine was granted regulatory approval on 2 December 2020 by the UK medicines regulator MHRA.[120] It was evaluated for emergency use authorization (EUA) status by the US FDA, and in several other countries.[121] Initially, the US National Institutes of Health guidelines do not recommend any medication for prevention of COVID‑19, before or after exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, outside the setting of a clinical trial.[122][123] Without a vaccine, other prophylactic measures, or effective treatments, a key part of managing COVID‑19 is trying to decrease and delay the epidemic peak, known as "flattening the curve".[124] This is done by slowing the infection rate to decrease the risk of health services being overwhelmed, allowing for better treatment of active cases, and delaying additional cases until effective treatments or a vaccine become available.[124][125]

### Vaccine[edit | edit source]

Main article: COVID-19 vaccine

A COVID‑19 vaccine is a vaccine intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19).

Prior to the COVID‑19 pandemic, an established body of knowledge existed about the structure and function of coronaviruses causing diseases like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). This knowledge accelerated the development of various vaccine platforms during early 2020.[126] The initial focus of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines was on preventing symptomatic, often severe illness.[127] On 10 January 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence data was shared through GISAID, and by 19 March, the global pharmaceutical industry announced a major commitment to address COVID‑19.[128]

The COVID‑19 vaccines are widely credited for their role in reducing the severity and death caused by COVID‑19.[129][130] Many countries have implemented phased distribution plans that prioritize those at highest risk of complications, such as the elderly, and those at high risk of exposure and transmission, such as healthcare workers.[131]

As of 17 January 2022[update], 9.68 billion doses of COVID‑19 vaccines have been administered worldwide based on official reports from national public health agencies.[132] By December 2020, more than 10 billion vaccine doses had been preordered by countries,[133] with about half of the doses purchased by high-income countries comprising 14% of the world's population.[134]

* COVID-19 Vaccination Center of the Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland

* Different vaccine candidate types in development for SARS-CoV-2

### Respiratory hygiene[edit | edit source]

Main article: Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Masks with an exhalation valve. The valves are a weak point that can transmit the viruses outwards.

The WHO and the US CDC recommend individuals wear non-medical face coverings in public settings where there is an increased risk of transmission and where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.[135][136] This recommendation is meant to reduce the spread of the disease by asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic individuals and is complementary to established preventive measures such as social distancing.[136][137] Face coverings limit the volume and travel distance of expiratory droplets dispersed when talking, breathing, and coughing.[136][137] A face covering without vents or holes will also filter out particles containing the virus from inhaled and exhaled air, reducing the chances of infection.[138] But, if the mask include an exhalation valve, a wearer that is infected (maybe without having noticed that, and asymptomatic) would transmit the virus outwards through it, despite any certification they can have. So the masks with exhalation valve are not for the infected wearers, and are not reliable to stop the pandemic in a large scale. Many countries and local jurisdictions encourage or mandate the use of face masks or cloth face coverings by members of the public to limit the spread of the virus.[139]

Masks are also strongly recommended for those who may have been infected and those taking care of someone who may have the disease.[140] When not wearing a mask, the CDC recommends covering the mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing and recommends using the inside of the elbow if no tissue is available. Proper hand hygiene after any cough or sneeze is encouraged. Healthcare professionals interacting directly with people who have COVID‑19 are advised to use respirators at least as protective as NIOSH-certified N95 or equivalent, in addition to other personal protective equipment.[141]

### Indoor ventilation[edit | edit source]

The CDC recommends that crowded indoor spaces should be avoided.[142] When indoors, increasing the rate of air change, decreasing recirculation of air and increasing the use of outdoor air can reduce transmission.[142][143] The WHO recommends ventilation and air filtration in public spaces to help clear out infectious aerosols.[144][145][146]

Exhaled respiratory particles can build-up within enclosed spaces with inadequate ventilation. The risk of COVID‑19 infection increases especially in spaces where people engage in physical exertion or raise their voice (e.g., exercising, shouting, singing) as this increases exhalation of respiratory droplets. Prolonged exposure to these conditions, typically more than 15 minutes, leads to higher risk of infection.[142]

Displacement ventilation with large natural inlets can move stale air directly to the exhaust in laminar flow while significantly reducing the concentration of droplets and particles. Passive ventilation reduces energy consumption and maintenance costs but may lack controllability and heat recovery. Displacement ventilation can also be achieved mechanically with higher energy and maintenance costs. The use of large ducts and openings helps to prevent mixing in closed environments. Recirculation and mixing should be avoided because recirculation prevents dilution of harmful particles and redistributes possibly contaminated air, and mixing increases the concentration and range of infectious particles and keeps larger particles in the air.[147]

### Hand-washing[edit | edit source]

See also: Hand washing

Students in Rwanda hand washing and wearing face masks during the COVID‑19 pandemic in the country.

Thorough hand hygiene after any cough or sneeze is required.[148] The WHO also recommends that individuals wash hands often with soap and water for at least twenty seconds, especially after going to the toilet or when hands are visibly dirty, before eating and after blowing one's nose.[149] When soap and water are not available, the CDC recommends using an alcohol-based hand sanitiser with at least 60% alcohol.[150] For areas where commercial hand sanitisers are not readily available, the WHO provides two formulations for local production. In these formulations, the antimicrobial activity arises from ethanol or isopropanol. Hydrogen peroxide is used to help eliminate bacterial spores in the alcohol; it is "not an active substance for hand antisepsis." Glycerol is added as a humectant.[151]

### Social distancing[edit | edit source]

Main article: Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Social distancing (also known as physical distancing) includes infection control actions intended to slow the spread of the disease by minimising close contact between individuals. Methods include quarantines; travel restrictions; and the closing of schools, workplaces, stadiums, theatres, or shopping centres. Individuals may apply social distancing methods by staying at home, limiting travel, avoiding crowded areas, using no-contact greetings, and physically distancing themselves from others.[152] Many governments are now mandating or recommending social distancing in regions affected by the outbreak.[153]

Outbreaks have occurred in prisons due to crowding and an inability to enforce adequate social distancing.[154][155] In the United States, the prisoner population is aging and many of them are at high risk for poor outcomes from COVID‑19 due to high rates of coexisting heart and lung disease, and poor access to high-quality healthcare.[154]

### Surface cleaning[edit | edit source]

After being expelled from the body, coronaviruses can survive on surfaces for hours to days. If a person touches the dirty surface, they may deposit the virus at the eyes, nose, or mouth where it can enter the body and cause infection.[156] Evidence indicates that contact with infected surfaces is not the main driver of COVID‑19,[157][158][159] leading to recommendations for optimised disinfection procedures to avoid issues such as the increase of antimicrobial resistance through the use of inappropriate cleaning products and processes.[160][161] Deep cleaning and other surface sanitation has been criticized as hygiene theater, giving a false sense of security against something primarily spread through the air.[162][163]

The amount of time that the virus can survive depends significantly on the type of surface, the temperature, and the humidity.[164] Coronaviruses die very quickly when exposed to the UV light in sunlight.[164] Like other enveloped viruses, SARS-CoV-2 survives longest when the temperature is at room temperature or lower, and when the relative humidity is low (<50%).[164]

On many surfaces, including glass, some types of plastic, stainless steel, and skin, the virus can remain infective for several days indoors at room temperature, or even about a week under ideal conditions.[164][165] On some surfaces, including cotton fabric and copper, the virus usually dies after a few hours.[164] The virus dies faster on porous surfaces than on non-porous surfaces due to capillary action within pores and faster aerosol droplet evaporation.[166][159][164] However, of the many surfaces tested, two with the longest survival times are N95 respirator masks and surgical masks, both of which are considered porous surfaces.[164]

The CDC says that in most situations, cleaning surfaces with soap or detergent, not disinfecting, is enough to reduce risk of transmission.[167][168] The CDC recommends that if a COVID‑19 case is suspected or confirmed at a facility such as an office or day care, all areas such as offices, bathrooms, common areas, shared electronic equipment like tablets, touch screens, keyboards, remote controls, and ATM machines used by the ill persons should be disinfected.[169] Surfaces may be decontaminated with 62–71 percent ethanol, 50–100 percent isopropanol, 0.1 percent sodium hypochlorite, 0.5 percent hydrogen peroxide, and 0.2–7.5 percent povidone-iodine. Other solutions, such as benzalkonium chloride and chlorhexidine gluconate, are less effective. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation may also be used.[144] A datasheet comprising the authorised substances to disinfection in the food industry (including suspension or surface tested, kind of surface, use dilution, disinfectant and inocuylum volumes) can be seen in the supplementary material of.[160]

### Self-isolation[edit | edit source]

Self-isolation at home has been recommended for those diagnosed with COVID‑19 and those who suspect they have been infected. Health agencies have issued detailed instructions for proper self-isolation.[170] Many governments have mandated or recommended self-quarantine for entire populations. The strongest self-quarantine instructions have been issued to those in high-risk groups.[171] Those who may have been exposed to someone with COVID‑19 and those who have recently travelled to a country or region with the widespread transmission have been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days from the time of last possible exposure.[172]

### Diet and lifestyle[edit | edit source]

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health recommends a healthy diet, being physically active, managing psychological stress, and getting enough sleep.[173]

Consistently meeting scientific guidelines of 150+ minutes per week of exercise or similar physical activity was shown to be associated with a smaller risk of hospitalisation and death due to COVID‑19, even when considering likely risk factors such as elevated Body mass index (BMI).[174][175]

A meta-analysis, published online in October 2021, concluded that “Vitamin D supplementation in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients has the potential to positively impact patients with both mild and severe symptoms.”[176] The largest observational study on the subject using online questionnaires, with over 6 000 participants and a dosage regime near the RDI, is set to conclude in July 2021.[177][178] One of the collaborators in the study is Synergy Biologics Ltd, a manufacturer of vitamin D3 supplements.[178]

### Travel-related measures[edit | edit source]

A 2021 Cochrane rapid review found that based upon low-certainty evidence, international travel-related control measures such as restricting cross-border travel may help to contain the spread of COVID‑19.[179] Additionally, symptom/exposure-based screening measures at borders may miss many positive cases.[179] While test-based border screening measures may be more effective, it could also miss many positive cases if only conducted upon arrival without follow-up. The review concluded that a minimum 10-day quarantine may be beneficial in preventing the spread of COVID‑19 and may be more effective if combined with an additional control measure like border screening.[179]

## Treatment[edit | edit source]

Main article: Treatment and management of COVID-19

Overview of COVID-19 treatment

This section is an excerpt from Treatment and management of COVID-19[edit]

There is no specific, effective treatment or cure for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.[180][needs update][181] Thus, the cornerstone of management of COVID-19 is supportive care, which includes treatment to relieve symptoms, fluid therapy, oxygen support and prone positioning as needed, and medications or devices to support other affected vital organs.[182][183][184]

Most cases of COVID-19 are mild. In these, supportive care includes medication such as paracetamol or NSAIDs to relieve symptoms (fever, body aches, cough), proper intake of fluids, rest, and nasal breathing.[185][181][186][187] Good personal hygiene and a healthy diet are also recommended.[188] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that those who suspect they are carrying the virus isolate themselves at home and wear a face mask.[189]

People with more severe cases may need treatment in hospital. In those with low oxygen levels, use of the glucocorticoid dexamethasone is strongly recommended, as it can reduce the risk of death.[190][191][192] Noninvasive ventilation and, ultimately, admission to an intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation may be required to support breathing.[193] Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used to address the issue of respiratory failure, but its benefits are still under consideration.[194][195]

Several experimental treatments are being actively studied in clinical trials.[180] Others were thought to be promising early in the pandemic, such as hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir, but later research found them to be ineffective or even harmful.[180][196][197] Despite ongoing research, there is still not enough high-quality evidence to recommend so-called early treatment.[196][197] Nevertheless, in the United States, two monoclonal antibody-based therapies are available for early use in cases thought to be at high risk of progression to severe disease.[197] The antiviral remdesivir is available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and several other countries, with varying restrictions; however, it is not recommended for people needing mechanical ventilation, and is discouraged altogether by the World Health Organization (WHO),[198] due to limited evidence of its efficacy.[180]

## Prognosis[edit | edit source]

See also: COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country

The severity of diagnosed COVID-19 cases in China[199]

The severity of COVID-19 varies. The disease may take a mild course with few or no symptoms, resembling other common upper respiratory diseases such as the common cold. In 3–4% of cases (7.4% for those over age 65) symptoms are severe enough to cause hospitalization.[200] Mild cases typically recover within two weeks, while those with severe or critical diseases may take three to six weeks to recover. Among those who have died, the time from symptom onset to death has ranged from two to eight weeks.[43] The Italian Istituto Superiore di Sanità reported that the median time between the onset of symptoms and death was twelve days, with seven being hospitalised. However, people transferred to an ICU had a median time of ten days between hospitalisation and death.[201] Prolonged prothrombin time and elevated C-reactive protein levels on admission to the hospital are associated with severe course of COVID-19 and with a transfer to ICU.[202][203]

Some early studies suggest 10% to 20% of people with COVID-19 will experience symptoms lasting longer than a month.[204][205] A majority of those who were admitted to hospital with severe disease report long-term problems including fatigue and shortness of breath.[206] On 30 October 2020 WHO chief Tedros Adhanom warned that "to a significant number of people, the COVID virus poses a range of serious long-term effects." He has described the vast spectrum of COVID-19 symptoms that fluctuate over time as "really concerning". They range from fatigue, a cough and shortness of breath, to inflammation and injury of major organs - including the lungs and heart, and also neurological and psychologic effects. Symptoms often overlap and can affect any system in the body. Infected people have reported cyclical bouts of fatigue, headaches, months of complete exhaustion, mood swings, and other symptoms. Tedros has concluded that therefore herd immunity is "morally unconscionable and unfeasible".[207]

In terms of hospital readmissions about 9% of 106,000 individuals had to return for hospital treatment within two months of discharge. The average to readmit was eight days since first hospital visit. There are several risk factors that have been identified as being a cause of multiple admissions to a hospital facility. Among these are advanced age (above 65 years of age) and presence of a chronic condition such as diabetes, COPD, heart failure or chronic kidney disease.[208][209]

According to scientific reviews smokers are more likely to require intensive care or die compared to non-smokers,[210][211] air pollution is similarly associated with risk factors,[211] and pre-existing heart and lung diseases[212] and also obesity contributes to an increased health risk of COVID-19.[211][213][214]

It is also assumed that those that are immunocompromised are at higher risk of getting severely sick from SARS-CoV-2.[215] One research that looked into the COVID-19 infections in hospitalized kidney transplant recipients found a mortality rate of 11%.[216]

Genetics also plays an important role in the ability to fight off the disease.[217] For instance, those that do not produce detectable type I interferons or produce auto-antibodies against these may get much sicker from COVID-19.[218][219] Genetic screening is able to detect interferon effector genes.[220]

Pregnant women may be at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection based on data from other similar viruses, like SARS and MERS, but data for COVID-19 is lacking.

### Children[edit | edit source]

See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children

While very young children have experienced lower rates of infection, older children have a rate of infection that is similar to the population as a whole.[221][222] Children are likely to have milder symptoms and are at lower risk of severe disease than adults. The CDC reports that in the US roughly a third of hospitalized children were admitted to the ICU,[223] while a European multinational study of hospitalized children from June 2020 found that about 8% of children admitted to a hospital needed intensive care.[224] Four of the 582 children (0.7%) in the European study died, but the actual mortality rate could be "substantially lower" since milder cases that did not seek medical help were not included in the study.[225][226]

### Complications[edit | edit source]

Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 cytokine storm and complications

Complications may include pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multi-organ failure, septic shock, and death.[227][228][229][230] Cardiovascular complications may include heart failure, arrhythmias, heart inflammation, and blood clots.[231][232][233][234] Approximately 20–30% of people who present with COVID-19 have elevated liver enzymes, reflecting liver injury.[235][123]

Neurologic manifestations include seizure, stroke, encephalitis, and Guillain–Barré syndrome (which includes loss of motor functions).[236][237] Following the infection, children may develop paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, which has symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease, which can be fatal.[238][239] In very rare cases, acute encephalopathy can occur, and it can be considered in those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and have an altered mental status.[240]

In the case of pregnant women, it is important to note that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pregnant women are at increased risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.[241] This is because pregnant women with COVID-19 appear to be more likely to develop respiratory and obstetric complications that can lead to miscarriage, premature delivery and intrauterine growth restriction.[241]

### Longer-term effects[edit | edit source]

Further information: Long COVID

Some early studies suggest that that ten to twenty percent of people with COVID-19 will experience symptoms lasting longer than a month.[242][243] A majority of those who were admitted to hospital with severe disease report long-term problems, including fatigue and shortness of breath.[244] About 5-10% of patients admitted to hospital progress to severe or critical disease, including pneumonia and acute respiratory failure.[245]

By a variety of mechanisms, the lungs are the organs most affected in COVID-19.[246] The majority of CT scans performed show lung abnormalities in people tested after 28 days of illness.[247]

People with advanced age, severe disease, prolonged ICU stays, or who smoke are more likely to have long-lasting effects, including pulmonary fibrosis.[248] Overall, approximately one-third of those investigated after four weeks will have findings of pulmonary fibrosis or reduced lung function as measured by DLCO, even in asymptomatic people, but with the suggestion of continuing improvement with the passing of more time.[246]

### Immunity[edit | edit source]

See also: COVID-19 vaccine

Human antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection

The immune response by humans to CoV-2 virus occurs as a combination of the cell-mediated immunity and antibody production,[249] just as with most other infections.[250] Since SARS-CoV-2 has been in the human population only since December 2019, it remains unknown if the immunity is long-lasting in people who recover from the disease.[251] The presence of neutralizing antibodies in blood strongly correlates with protection from infection, but the level of neutralizing antibody declines with time. Those with asymptomatic or mild disease had undetectable levels of neutralizing antibody two months after infection. In another study, the level of neutralizing antibodies fell four-fold one to four months after the onset of symptoms. However, the lack of antibodies in the blood does not mean antibodies will not be rapidly produced upon reexposure to SARS-CoV-2. Memory B cells specific for the spike and nucleocapsid proteins of SARS-CoV-2 last for at least six months after the appearance of symptoms.[251] Nevertheless, 15 cases of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 have been reported using stringent CDC criteria requiring identification of a different variant from the second infection. There are likely to be many more people who have been reinfected with the virus. Herd immunity will not eliminate the virus if reinfection is common.[251] Some other coronaviruses circulating in people are capable of reinfection after roughly a year.[252] Nonetheless, on 3 March 2021, scientists reported that a much more contagious COVID-19 variant, Lineage P.1, first detected in Japan, and subsequently found in Brazil, as well as in several places in the United States, may be associated with COVID-19 disease reinfection after recovery from an earlier COVID-19 infection.[253][254]

## Mortality[edit | edit source]

Main articles: COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country

Several measures are commonly used to quantify mortality.[255] These numbers vary by region and over time and are influenced by the volume of testing, healthcare system quality, treatment options, time since the initial outbreak, and population characteristics such as age, sex, and overall health.[256] Data has changed throughout the course of the pandemic, as much within as between countries. However, what has remained constant is the prevalence of women affected by Covid in contrast to men, although the fatalities have not been as high as theirs. This was especially so at the beginning of the pandemic. This might be due to the fact that both professional and home care affairs have been an area relegated to women in history. These are obviously closer to the virus than other areas of work.[257] Regarding age and sex, in India, for instance, COVID-19 cases between men and women did not represent a uniform ratio among different age groups. Mortality rates were higher in women, especially in the 40-49 year age group. The socioeconomic status can also affect the number of people affected by COVID-19. We do not own precise data about this factor, but in other national contexts it has been found that marginalised groups are at higher risk of infection and death.[258] The mortality rate reflects the number of deaths within a specific demographic group divided by the population of that demographic group. Consequently, the mortality rate reflects the prevalence as well as the severity of the disease within a given population. Mortality rates are highly correlated to age, with relatively low rates for young people and relatively high rates among the elderly.[259][260][261] In fact, one relevant factor of mortality rates is the age structure of the countries’ populations. For example, the case fatality rate for COVID-19 is lower in India than in the US since India's younger population represents a larger percentage than in the US.[258]

The case fatality rate (CFR) reflects the number of deaths divided by the number of diagnosed cases within a given time interval. Based on Johns Hopkins University statistics, the global death-to-case ratio is 1.02% (6,881,955/676,609,955) as of 10 March 2023.[9] The number varies by region.[262][263] The CFR may not reflect the true severity of the disease, because some infected individuals remain asymptomatic or experience only mild symptoms, and hence such infections may not be included in official case reports. Moreover, the CFR may vary markedly over time and across locations due to the availability of live virus tests.

### Infection fatality rate[edit | edit source]

The red line shows the estimate of infection fatality rate (IFR), in percentage terms, as a function of age. The shaded region depicts the 95% confidence interval for that estimate. Markers denotes specific observations used in the meta-analysis.[264] The same relationship plotted on a log scale

A key metric in gauging the severity of COVID-19 is the infection fatality rate (IFR), also referred to as the infection fatality ratio or infection fatality risk.[265][266][267] This metric is calculated by dividing the total number of deaths from the disease by the total number of infected individuals; hence, in contrast to the CFR, the IFR incorporates asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections as well as reported cases.[268]

A December 2020 systematic review and meta-analysis estimated that population IFR during the first wave of the pandemic was about 0.5% to 1% in many locations (including France, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Portugal), 1% to 2% in other locations (Australia, England, Lithuania, and Spain), and exceeded 2% in Italy.[264] That study also found that most of these differences in IFR reflected corresponding differences in the age composition of the population and age-specific infection rates; in particular, the metaregression estimate of IFR is very low for children and younger adults (e.g., 0.002% at age 10 and 0.01% at age 25) but increases progressively to 0.4% at age 55, 1.4% at age 65, 4.6% at age 75, and 15% at age 85.[264] These results were also highlighted in a December 2020 report issued by the WHO.[269]

#### Earlier estimates[edit | edit source]

At an early stage of the pandemic, the World Health Organization reported estimates of IFR between 0.3% and 1%.[270][271] On 2 July, The WHO's chief scientist reported that the average IFR estimate presented at a two-day WHO expert forum was about 0.6%.[272][273] In August, the WHO found that studies incorporating data from broad serology testing in Europe showed IFR estimates converging at approximately 0.5–1%.[274] Firm lower limits of IFRs have been established in a number of locations such as New York City and Bergamo in Italy since the IFR cannot be less than the population fatality rate. As of 10 July, in New York City, with a population of 8.4 million, 23,377 individuals (18,758 confirmed and 4,619 probable) have died with COVID-19 (0.3% of the population).[275] Antibody testing in New York City suggested an IFR of ~0.9%,[276] and ~1.4%.[277] In Bergamo province, 0.6% of the population has died.[278] In September 2020 the U.S. Center for Disease Control & Prevention reported preliminary estimates of age-specific IFRs for public health planning purposes.[279]

### Sex differences[edit | edit source]

Main article: Gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Estimated prognosis by age and sex
based on cases from France
and Diamond Princess ship[280] Percentage of infected people who are hospitalized

| 0–19  | 20–29  | 30–39  | 40–49  | 50–59  | 60–69  | 70–79  | 80+  | Total
Female  | 0.1
(0.07–0.2) | 0.5
(0.3–0.8) | 0.9
(0.5–1.5) | 1.3
(0.7–2.1) | 2.6
(1.5–4.2) | 5.1
(2.9–8.3) | 7.8
(4.4–12.8) | 19.3
(10.9–31.6) | 2.6
(1.5–4.3)
Male  | 0.2
(0.08–0.2) | 0.6
(0.3–0.9) | 1.2
(0.7–1.9) | 1.6
(0.9–2.6) | 3.2
(1.8–5.2) | 6.7
(3.7–10.9) | 11.0
(6.2–17.9) | 37.6
(21.1–61.3) | 3.3
(1.8–5.3)
Total  | 0.1
(0.08–0.2) | 0.5
(0.3–0.8) | 1.1
(0.6–1.7) | 1.4
(0.8–2.3) | 2.9
(1.6–4.7) | 5.8
(3.3–9.5) | 9.3
(5.2–15.1) | 26.2
(14.8–42.7) | 2.9
(1.7–4.8)
Percentage of hospitalized people who go to Intensive Care Unit
| 0–19  | 20–29  | 30–39  | 40–49  | 50–59  | 60–69  | 70–79  | 80+  | Total
Female  | 16.7
(14.3–19.3) | 8.7
(7.5–9.9) | 11.9
(10.9–13.0) | 16.6
(15.6–17.7) | 20.7
(19.8–21.6) | 23.1
(22.2–24.0) | 18.7
(18.0–19.5) | 4.2
(4.0–4.5) | 14.3
(13.9–14.7)
Male  | 26.9
(23.1–31.1) | 14.0
(12.2–16.0) | 19.2
(17.6–20.9) | 26.9
(25.4–28.4) | 33.4
(32.0–34.8) | 37.3
(36.0–38.6) | 30.2
(29.1–31.3) | 6.8
(6.5–7.2) | 23.1
(22.6–23.6)
Total  | 22.2
(19.1–25.7) | 11.6
(10.1–13.2) | 15.9
(14.5–17.3) | 22.2
(21.0–23.5) | 27.6
(26.5–28.7) | 30.8
(29.8–31.8) | 24.9
(24.1–25.8) | 5.6
(5.3–5.9) | 19.0
(18.7–19.44)
Percent of hospitalized people who die
| 0–19  | 20–29  | 30–39  | 40–49  | 50–59  | 60–69  | 70–79  | 80+  | Total
Female  | 0.5
(0.2–1.0) | 0.9
(0.5–1.3) | 1.5
(1.2–1.9) | 2.6
(2.3–3.0) | 5.2
(4.8–5.6) | 10.1
(9.5–10.6) | 16.7
(16.0–17.4) | 25.2
(24.4–26.0) | 14.4
(14.0–14.8)
Male  | 0.7
(0.3–1.5) | 1.3
(0.8–1.9) | 2.2
(1.7–2.7) | 3.8
(3.3–4.4) | 7.6
(7.0–8.2) | 14.8
(14.1–15.6) | 24.6
(23.7–25.6) | 37.1
(36.1–38.2) | 21.2
(20.8–21.7)
Total  | 0.6
(0.2–1.3) | 1.1
(0.7–1.6) | 1.9
(1.5–2.3) | 3.3
(2.9–3.8) | 6.5
(6.0–7.0) | 12.6
(12.0–13.2) | 21.0
(20.3–21.7) | 31.6
(30.9–32.4) | 18.1
(17.8–18.4)
Percent of infected people who die - infection fatality rate (IFR)
| 0–19  | 20–29  | 30–39  | 40–49  | 50–59  | 60–69  | 70–79  | 80+  | Total
Female  | 0.001
(<0.001–0.002) | 0.004
(0.002–0.007) | 0.01
(0.007–0.02) | 0.03
(0.02–0.06) | 0.1
(0.08–0.2) | 0.5
(0.3–0.8) | 1.3
(0.7–2.1) | 4.9
(2.7–8.0) | 0.4
(0.2–0.6)
Male  | 0.001
(<0.001–0.003) | 0.007
(0.003–0.01) | 0.03
(0.02–0.05) | 0.06
(0.03–0.1) | 0.2
(0.1–0.4) | 1.0
(0.6–1.6) | 2.7
(1.5–1.4) | 14.0
(7.9–22.7) | 0.7
(0.4–1.1)
Total  | 0.001
(<0.001–0.002) | 0.005
(0.003–0.01) | 0.02
(0.01–0.03) | 0.05
(0.03–0.08) | 0.2
(0.1–0.3) | 0.7
(0.4–1.2) | 1.9
(1.1–3.2) | 8.3
(4.7–13.5) | 0.5
(0.3–0.9)
Numbers in parentheses are 95% credible intervals for the estimates.

Early reviews of epidemiologic data showed gendered impact of the pandemic and a higher mortality rate in men in China and Italy.[281][282][283] According to global data, COVID-19 case fatality rates are higher among men than women in most countries. However, in a few countries like India, Nepal, Vietnam, and Slovenia the fatality cases are higher in women than men.[258] This might be due to the fact that both professional and home care affairs have been an area relegated to women in history. These are obviously closer to the virus than other areas of work. For example, in Spain since the sanitary crisis began, healthcare workers have been more affected than anyone else. Almost 50,000 of them have been affected, of whom a 66% are women.[257]

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported the death rate was 2.8% for men and 1.7% for women.[284] Later reviews in June 2020 indicated that there is no significant difference in susceptibility or in CFR between genders.[285][286] One review acknowledges the different mortality rates in Chinese men, suggesting that it may be attributable to lifestyle choices such as smoking and drinking alcohol rather than genetic factors.[287] Smoking, which in some countries like China is mainly a male activity, is a habit that contributes to increasing significantly the case fatality rates among men.[258] Sex-based immunological differences, lesser prevalence of smoking in women and men developing co-morbid conditions such as hypertension at a younger age than women could have contributed to the higher mortality in men.[288] In Europe, 57% of the infected people were men and 72% of those died with COVID-19 were men.[289] The fact that women boast a longer life expectancy than men also makes a bigger group of female population at risk of contracting the disease. Not only that, it also creates an ageist dynamic that can end up in discrimination for being both a woman and old.[257] As of April 2020, the US government is not tracking sex-related data of COVID-19 infections.[290] Research has shown that viral illnesses like Ebola, HIV, influenza and SARS affect men and women differently.[290] The WHO issued a report in 2007 that showed that more than half the SARS cases at the beginning of 2000 were women.[257]

Regarding the spread of information about COVID-19, many researchers and experts agreed that data on COVID-19 infection should be sex-disaggregated. This would allow researchers to develop solutions to the pandemic from a gender-equitable perspective, given sex differences in fatality rates. Also, this would allow experts to deliver high-quality data separately to men and women.[258]

### Ethnic differences[edit | edit source]

In the US, a greater proportion of deaths due to COVID-19 have occurred among African Americans and other minority groups.[291] Structural factors that prevent them from practicing social distancing include their concentration in crowded substandard housing and in "essential" occupations such as retail grocery workers, public transit employees, health-care workers and custodial staff. Greater prevalence of lacking health insurance and care of underlying conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease also increase their risk of death.[292] Similar issues affect Native American and Latino communities.[291] On the one hand, in the Dominican Republic there is a clear example of both gender and ethnic inequality. In this Latin American territory, there is great inequality and precariousness that especially affects Dominican women, with greater emphasis on those of Haitian descent.[293] According to a US health policy non-profit, 34% of American Indian and Alaska Native People (AIAN) non-elderly adults are at risk of serious illness compared to 21% of white non-elderly adults.[294] The source attributes it to disproportionately high rates of many health conditions that may put them at higher risk as well as living conditions like lack of access to clean water.[295] Leaders have called for efforts to research and address the disparities.[296] In the U.K., a greater proportion of deaths due to COVID-19 have occurred in those of a Black, Asian, and other ethnic minority background.[297][298][299] More severe impacts upon victims including the relative incidence of the necessity of hospitalization requirements, and vulnerability to the disease has been associated via DNA analysis to be expressed in genetic variants at chromosomal region 3, features that are associated with European Neanderthal heritage. That structure imposes greater risks that those affected will develop a more severe form of the disease.[300] The findings are from Professor Svante Pääbo and researchers he leads at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the Karolinska Institutet.[300] This admixture of modern human and Neanderthal genes is estimated to have occurred roughly between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago in Southern Europe.[300]

### Comorbidities[edit | edit source]

Biological factors (immune response) and the general behaviour (habits) can strongly determine the consequences of COVID-19.[258] Most of those who die of COVID-19 have pre-existing (underlying) conditions, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease.[301] According to March data from the United States, 89% of those hospitalised had preexisting conditions.[302] The Italian Istituto Superiore di Sanità reported that out of 8.8% of deaths where medical charts were available, 96.1% of people had at least one comorbidity with the average person having 3.4 diseases.[201] According to this report the most common comorbidities are hypertension (66% of deaths), type 2 diabetes (29.8% of deaths), Ischemic Heart Disease (27.6% of deaths), atrial fibrillation (23.1% of deaths) and chronic renal failure (20.2% of deaths).

Most critical respiratory comorbidities according to the CDC, are: moderate or severe asthma, pre-existing COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis.[303] Evidence stemming from meta-analysis of several smaller research papers also suggests that smoking can be associated with worse outcomes.[304][305] When someone with existing respiratory problems is infected with COVID-19, they might be at greater risk for severe symptoms.[306] COVID-19 also poses a greater risk to people who misuse opioids and methamphetamines, insofar as their drug use may have caused lung damage.[307]

In August 2020 the CDC issued a caution that tuberculosis (TB) infections could increase the risk of severe illness or death. The WHO recommended that people with respiratory symptoms be screened for both diseases, as testing positive for COVID-19 could not rule out co-infections. Some projections have estimated that reduced TB detection due to the pandemic could result in 6.3 million additional TB cases and 1.4 million TB-related deaths by 2025.[308]

## History[edit | edit source]

Main article: Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic

The virus is thought to be natural and of an animal origin,[40] through spillover infection.[309] There are several theories about where the first case (the so-called patient zero) originated.[310] Phylogenetics estimates that SARS-CoV-2 arose in October or November 2019.[311][312][313] Evidence suggests that it descends from a coronavirus that infects wild bats, and spread to humans through an intermediary wildlife host.[314][315]

The first known human infections were in Wuhan, Hubei, China. A study of the first 41 cases of confirmed COVID-19, published in January 2020 in The Lancet, reported the earliest date of onset of symptoms as 1 December 2019.[316][317][318] Official publications from the WHO reported the earliest onset of symptoms as 8 December 2019.[319] Human-to-human transmission was confirmed by the WHO and Chinese authorities by 20 January 2020.[320][321] According to official Chinese sources, these were mostly linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which also sold live animals.[322] In May 2020 George Gao, the director of the CDC, said animal samples collected from the seafood market had tested negative for the virus, indicating that the market was the site of an early superspreading event, but that it was not the site of the initial outbreak.[323] Traces of the virus have been found in wastewater samples that were collected in Milan and Turin, Italy, on 18 December 2019.[324]

By December 2019, the spread of infection was almost entirely driven by human-to-human transmission.[325][326] The number of coronavirus cases in Hubei gradually increased, reaching sixty by 20 December,[327] and at least 266 by 31 December.[328] On 24 December, Wuhan Central Hospital sent a bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) sample from an unresolved clinical case to sequencing company Vision Medicals. On 27 and 28 December, Vision Medicals informed the Wuhan Central Hospital and the Chinese CDC of the results of the test, showing a new coronavirus.[329] A pneumonia cluster of unknown cause was observed on 26 December and treated by the doctor Zhang Jixian in Hubei Provincial Hospital, who informed the Wuhan Jianghan CDC on 27 December.[330] On 30 December, a test report addressed to Wuhan Central Hospital, from company CapitalBio Medlab, stated an erroneous positive result for SARS, causing a group of doctors at Wuhan Central Hospital to alert their colleagues and relevant hospital authorities of the result. The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission issued a notice to various medical institutions on "the treatment of pneumonia of unknown cause" that same evening.[331] Eight of these doctors, including Li Wenliang (punished on 3 January),[332] were later admonished by the police for spreading false rumours and another, Ai Fen, was reprimanded by her superiors for raising the alarm.[333]

The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission made the first public announcement of a pneumonia outbreak of unknown cause on 31 December, confirming 27 cases[334][335][336] - enough to trigger an investigation.[337]

During the early stages of the outbreak, the number of cases doubled approximately every seven and a half days.[338] In early and mid-January 2020, the virus spread to other Chinese provinces, helped by the Chinese New Year migration and Wuhan being a transport hub and major rail interchange.[43] On 20 January, China reported nearly 140 new cases in one day, including two people in Beijing and one in Shenzhen.[339] Later official data shows 6,174 people had already developed symptoms by then,[340] and more may have been infected.[341] A report in The Lancet on 24 January indicated human transmission, strongly recommended personal protective equipment for health workers, and said testing for the virus was essential due to its "pandemic potential".[65][342] On 30 January, the WHO declared the coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.[341] By this time, the outbreak spread by a factor of 100 to 200 times.[343]

Italy had its first confirmed cases on 31 January 2020, two tourists from China.[344] As of 13 March 2020 the WHO considered Europe the active centre of the pandemic.[345][unreliable source] Italy overtook China as the country with the most deaths on 19 March 2020 .[346] By 26 March the United States had overtaken China and Italy with the highest number of confirmed cases in the world.[347] Research on coronavirus genomes indicates the majority of COVID-19 cases in New York came from European travellers, rather than directly from China or any other Asian country.[348] Retesting of prior samples found a person in France who had the virus on 27 December 2019,[349][350] and a person in the United States who died from the disease on 6 February 2020.[351]

RT-PCR testing of untreated wastewater samples from Brazil and Italy have suggested detection of SARS-CoV-2 as early as November and December 2019, respectively, but the methods of such sewage studies have not been optimised, many have not been peer-reviewed, details are often missing, and there is a risk of false positives due to contamination or if only one gene target is detected.[352] A September 2020 review journal article said, "The possibility that the COVID-19 infection had already spread to Europe at the end of last year is now indicated by abundant, even if partially circumstantial, evidence," including pneumonia case numbers and radiology in France and Italy in November and December.[353]

## Society and culture[edit | edit source]

### Name[edit | edit source]

During the initial outbreak in Wuhan, China, the virus and disease were commonly referred to as "coronavirus" and "Wuhan coronavirus",[354][355][356] with the disease sometimes called "Wuhan pneumonia".[357][358] In the past, many diseases have been named after geographical locations, such as the Spanish flu,[359] Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, and Zika virus.[360] In January 2020, the WHO recommended 2019-nCov[361] and 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease[362] as interim names for the virus and disease per 2015 guidance and international guidelines against using geographical locations (e.g. Wuhan, China), animal species, or groups of people in disease and virus names in part to prevent social stigma.[363][364][365] The official names COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 were issued by the WHO on 11 February 2020.[366] Tedros Adhanom explained: CO for corona, VI for virus, D for disease and 19 for when the outbreak was first identified (31 December 2019).[367] The WHO additionally uses "the COVID-19 virus" and "the virus responsible for COVID-19" in public communications.[366]

### Pharmacy trade[edit | edit source]

There was a report[368] on 3 March 2021, that social distancing and common wearing of surgical masks and similar as a common precaution against COVID-19 caused such a drop in the spread rate of the common cold and flu that in Britain the sale of cough liquids and throat lozenges and decongestants from 30 November 2020 to 21 February 2021, was about a half of the sale a year earlier, and that Public Health England reported no cases of flu in the year 2021 to date, and that there was an 89% rise in sales of Vitamin D to try to boost immunity.

### Misinformation[edit | edit source]

Main article: COVID-19 misinformation

After the initial outbreak of COVID-19, misinformation and disinformation regarding the origin, scale, prevention, treatment, and other aspects of the disease rapidly spread online.[369][370][371]

In September 2020, the U.S. CDC published preliminary estimates of the risk of death by age groups in the United States, but those estimates were widely misreported and misunderstood.[372][373]

## Other animals[edit | edit source]

See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on animals

Humans appear to be capable of spreading the virus to some other animals, a type of disease transmission referred to as zooanthroponosis.

Some pets, especially cats and ferrets, can catch this virus from infected humans.[374][375] Symptoms in cats include respiratory (such as a cough) and digestive symptoms.[374] Cats can spread the virus to other cats, and may be able to spread the virus to humans, but cat-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has not been proven.[374][376] Compared to cats, dogs are less susceptible to this infection.[376] Behaviors which increase the risk of transmission include kissing, licking, and petting the animal.[376]

The virus does not appear to be able to infect pigs, ducks, or chickens at all.[374] Mice, rats, and rabbits, if they can be infected at all, are unlikely to be involved in spreading the virus.[376]

Tigers and lions in zoos have become infected as a result of contact with infected humans.[376] As expected, monkeys and great ape species such as orangutans can also be infected with the COVID-19 virus.[376]

Minks, which are in the same family as ferrets, have been infected.[376] Minks may be asymptomatic, and can also spread the virus to humans.[376] Multiple countries have identified infected animals in mink farms.[377] Denmark, a major producer of mink pelts, ordered the slaughter of all minks over fears of viral mutations.[377] A vaccine for mink and other animals is being researched.[377]

## Research[edit | edit source]

Further information: COVID-19 drug development

International research on vaccines and medicines in COVID-19 is underway by government organisations, academic groups, and industry researchers.[378][379] The CDC has classified it to require a BSL3 grade laboratory.[380] There has been a great deal of COVID-19 research, involving accelerated research processes and publishing shortcuts to meet the global demand.[381]

As of December 2020[update], hundreds of clinical trials have been undertaken, with research happening on every continent except Antarctica.[382] As of November 2020[update], more than 200 possible treatments had been studied in humans so far.[383]

### Spread and prevention[edit | edit source]

Further information: COVID-19 vaccine

Modelling research has been conducted with several objectives, including predictions of the dynamics of transmission,[384] diagnosis and prognosis of infection,[385][needs update] estimation of the impact of interventions,[386][387] or allocation of resources.[388] Modelling studies are mostly based on epidemiological models,[389] estimating the number of infected people over time under given conditions. Several other types of models have been developed and used during the COVID-19 including computational fluid dynamics models to study the flow physics of COVID-19,[390] retrofits of crowd movement models to study occupant exposure,[391] mobility-data based models to investigate transmission,[392] or the use of macroeconomic models to assess the economic impact of the pandemic.[393] Further, conceptual frameworks from crisis management research have been applied to better understand the effects of COVID-19 on organizations worldwide.[394][395]

### Treatment[edit | edit source]

Main article: COVID-19 drug repurposing research

Seven possible drug targets in viral replication process and drugs

Repurposed antiviral drugs make up most of the research into COVID-19 treatments.[396][397] Other candidates in trials include vasodilators, corticosteroids, immune therapies, lipoic acid, bevacizumab, and recombinant angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.[397]

In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated the Solidarity trial to assess the treatment effects of some promising drugs: an experimental drug called remdesivir; anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine; two anti-HIV drugs, lopinavir/ritonavir; and interferon-beta.[398][399] More than 300 active clinical trials are underway as of April 2020.[123]

Research on the antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine showed that they were ineffective at best,[400][401] and that they may reduce the antiviral activity of remdesivir.[402] By May 2020[update], France, Italy, and Belgium had banned the use of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment.[403]

In June, initial results from the randomised RECOVERY Trial in the United Kingdom showed that dexamethasone reduced mortality by one third for people who are critically ill on ventilators and one fifth for those receiving supplemental oxygen.[404] Because this is a well-tested and widely available treatment, it was welcomed by the WHO, which is in the process of updating treatment guidelines to include dexamethasone and other steroids.[405][406] Based on those preliminary results, dexamethasone treatment has been recommended by the NIH for patients with COVID-19 who are mechanically ventilated or who require supplemental oxygen but not in patients with COVID-19 who do not require supplemental oxygen.[407]

In September 2020, the WHO released updated guidance on using corticosteroids for COVID-19.[408] The WHO recommends systemic corticosteroids rather than no systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of people with severe and critical COVID-19 (strong recommendation, based on moderate certainty evidence).[408] The WHO suggests not to use corticosteroids in the treatment of people with non-severe COVID-19 (conditional recommendation, based on low certainty evidence).[408] The updated guidance was based on a meta-analysis of clinical trials of critically ill COVID-19 patients.[409][410]

In September 2020, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) endorsed the use of dexamethasone in adults and adolescents from twelve years of age and weighing at least 40 kilograms (88 lb) who require supplemental oxygen therapy.[411][412] Dexamethasone can be taken by mouth or given as an injection or infusion (drip) into a vein.[411]

In November 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for the investigational monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19.[413] Bamlanivimab is authorized for people with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing who are twelve years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms (88 lb), and who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 or hospitalization.[413] This includes those who are 65 years of age or older, or who have chronic medical conditions.[413]

In February 2021, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID‑19 in people twelve years of age or older weighing at least 40 kilograms (88 lb) who test positive for SARS‑CoV‑2 and who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID‑19. The authorized use includes treatment for those who are 65 years of age or older or who have certain chronic medical conditions.[414]

In April 2021, the FDA revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) that allowed for the investigational monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab, when administered alone, to be used for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and certain pediatric patients.[415]

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Coronavirus diseases, a group of closely related syndromes
* Disease X, a WHO term

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* January–June 2020
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* January–June 2021
* July–December 2021
* January–June 2022
* July–December 2022
* 2023
* responses
* government response
* response
* Operation Rescript
* contracts
* impact
* social
* economic
* education

By location|

* England
* timeline
* 2020
* January–June
* July–December
* 2021
* 2022
* London
* local lockdown regulations
* first tier regulations
* Northern Ireland
* timeline
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* Scotland
* timeline
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* Wales
* timeline
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* Crown Dependencies
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Guernsey
* Overseas territories
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia
* British Indian Ocean Territory
* Gibraltar

Eastern|

* Belarus
* timeline
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* Kazakhstan
* Moldova
* Gagauzia
* Transnistria
* Russia
* timeline
* January–June 2020
* July–December 2020
* government responses
* political impact
* Turkey
* timeline
* Ukraine
* Crimea
* Sevastopol

Western Balkans|

* Albania
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Kosovo
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Serbia
* statistics

European Union|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* timeline
* Cyprus
* Northern Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Faroe Islands
* Estonia
* Finland
* Åland
* France
* Guadeloupe
* French Guiana
* Réunion
* Martinique
* Mayotte
* Normandy
* Saint Martin
* Germany
* North Rhine-Westphalia
* government response
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* timeline
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* economic impact
* social impact
* vaccination
* Italy
* lockdowns
* timeline
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* government response
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* timeline
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* timeline
* Asturias
* Canary Islands
* Ceuta
* Community of Madrid
* Melilla
* Sweden
* government response
* Operation Gloria

EFTA countries|

* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Norway
* Svalbard
* Switzerland

Microstates|

* Andorra
* Monaco
* San Marino
* Vatican City

North
America|

| Atlantic|

* Bermuda
* Greenland
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon

|

Canada|

* timeline
* economic impact
* federal aid
* vaccination
* by province
* military response
* Atlantic Bubble
* Alberta
* timeline
* British Columbia
* Manitoba
* New Brunswick
* Newfoundland and Labrador
* Northwest Territories
* Nova Scotia
* Nunavut
* Ontario
* timeline
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* Ottawa
* Peel Region
* Toronto
* York Region
* Provincial government response
* Vaccination
* Prince Edward Island
* Quebec
* Montreal
* boroughs
* Saskatchewan
* timeline
* Yukon

Caribbean|

| Countries|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Cuba
* Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Grenada
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* timeline

|

British Overseas Territories|

* Anguilla
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Montserrat
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* response

* Aruba
* Curaçao
* Sint Maarten

Caribbean Netherlands|

* Bonaire
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius

French West Indies|

* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin

US insular areas|

* Puerto Rico
* U.S. Virgin Islands

Central America|

* Belize
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Mexico
* timeline
* vaccination
* Nicaragua
* Panama

United States|

* Trump administration communication
* timeline
* 2020
* 2021
* social impact
* economic impact
* 2021 hospital crisis

responses|

* federal government
* state and local governments
* California government response
* New York government response
* Texas government response
* Eastern States Multi-state Council
* Midwest Governors Regional Pact
* Western States Pact

By location|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* American Samoa
* Arizona
* Navajo Nation
* Arkansas
* California
* timeline
* S.F. Bay Area
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Guam
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* timeline
* Massachusetts
* timeline
* Boston
* timeline
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* timeline
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* New York City
* timeline
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Ohio
* Columbus
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Portland
* Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia
* Puerto Rico
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* timeline
* Austin
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* Washington, D.C.
* White House
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Cook Islands
* Easter Island
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Fiji
* French Polynesia
* Guam
* Hawaii
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Nauru
* New Caledonia
* Niue
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Bougainville
* Pitcairn Islands
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tokelau
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Wallis and Futuna

Australia|

* timeline
* 2020
* 2021
* January–June
* July–December
* 2022
* Australian Capital Territory
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* New South Wales
* Norfolk Island
* Northern Territory
* Queensland
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Victoria
* Western Australia

New Zealand|

* timeline
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* economic impact
* government response
* Alert levels
* Traffic light system
* social impact
* managed isolation

South
America|

* Argentina
* statistics
* human rights
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* São Paulo
* Chile
* statistics
* Easter Island
* Colombia
* timeline
* Ecuador
* Falkland Islands
* French Guiana
* Guyana
* Paraguay
* Peru
* statistics
* Cusco
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Others|

* Antarctica
* Cruise ships
* Diamond Princess
* Grand Princess
* Naval ships
* Charles de Gaulle
* USS Theodore Roosevelt

Impact

| Culture and
entertainment|

| Arts and
cultural heritage|

* References in popular culture
* Cinema
* films affected
* Corona-chan
* Disney
* Fashion industry
* Music industry
* Performing arts
* Television
* U.S.
* U.S. sports
* programs affected
* Video games

|

Education|

* Female education
* Homeschooling

By country|

* Ghana
* Ireland
* United Kingdom
* exam grading controversy
* United States

Sports|

* Bio-secure bubble

By country|

* Ireland
* Philippines

By sport|

* Association football
* Baseball
* Basketball
* NBA
* Combat sports
* Cricket
* Disc golf
* Gaelic games
* Gridirion football (NCAAF, NFL, and CFL)
* Ice hockey
* Motorsport
* Rugby league

Society
and rights|

| Social impact|

* Social media
* Stigma
* COVID-19 parties
* Children
* foster care in the U.S.
* Pandemic baking

|

Labor|

* Healthcare workers
* Indian migrant workers
* Great Resignation
* Strikes

Human rights|

* Argentina
* Hong Kong
* Myanmar
* North Korea
* Turkmenistan

Legal|

* Abortion in the U.S.
* Crime
* Domestic violence
* Prisons
* U.S. immigration detention

Minority|

* Gender
* LGBT community
* African communities
* Disability community
* Native American communities
* Xenophobia and racism

Religion|

* Catholic Church
* Hajj

Economic|

* Charitable activity
* COVID-19 scams
* Travel restrictions

By country|

* Canada
* India
* Ireland
* COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Russia
* U.K.
* U.S.

By industry|

* Aviation
* Airlines
* Cannabis industry
* Food industry
* meat industry in Canada
* meat industry in the U.S.
* restaurant industry in the U.S.
* Hospitals
* ICU capacity
* Long-term care facilities
* Mink farming
* Public transport
* Retail
* Tourism

Supply and trade|

* Shortages
* Chip supply
* Energy
* Global supply chain
* Oil price war
* Food security

Financial markets|

* Global stock market crash
* COVID-19 recession
* Inflation

Information|

* Journalism
* Media coverage
* Wikipedia's response

Misinformation|

* Governments
* China
* United States
* By country
* Canada
* Philippines
* Ivermectin
* Plandemic

Politics|

* National responses
* Legislation
* European Union

Political impact|

* Ireland
* Malaysia
* Russia

Protests|

* Abkhazia
* Argentina
* Australia
* Convoy to Canberra
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Brazil
* 2020 protests
* 2021 protests
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* convoy protest
* Chile
* China
* Beijing Sitong Bridge protest
* healthcare reform protests
* Colombia
* 2021 protests
* 2022 protests
* Cuba
* France
* Yellow vests protests
* labor protests
* French West Indies social unrest
* convoy protest
* Germany
* Idar-Oberstein shooting
* Greece
* Israel
* protests against Benjamin Netanyahu
* Italy
* Mongolia
* Netherlands
* curfew riots
* New Zealand
* Wellington protest
* Paraguay
* Serbia
* Tunisia
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Open the States

International relations|

* Aid
* Italy
* Moldovan–Romanian collaboration
* Nicaragua–Taiwan relations
* Respirator diplomacy of Taiwan
* Vaccine diplomacy

Language|

* Anthropause
* Doomscrolling
* Flattening the curve
* Green recovery
* Long COVID
* Quarantini
* Social distancing
* Superspreader
* Twindemic
* Zero-COVID
* Zoom
* Zoom towns

Others|

* Animals
* Cluster 5
* Environment
* Military
* Pregnant women
* Science and technology

Health issues

| Medical topics|

* Transmission
* Symptoms
* Cancer
* Endemic COVID-19
* Skin manifestations
* Long COVID
* Mental health
* neurological, psychological and other mental health outcomes
* Pregnancy
* Non-COVID-19–related health issues
* Shortages
* Raise the line
* Rehabilitation
* Unproven medical methods

|

Testing and
epidemiology|

* Datasets
* Death rates by country
* Disease testing
* Breathalyzer
* Operation Moonshot
* Test to Release
* UK Rapid Test Consortium
* AbC-19 rapid antibody test
* investigations into the origins
* lab leak theory
* Rapid antigen test
* Software
* Surveillance
* Undercounting COVID-19 deaths

Apps|

* Aarogya Setu
* BlueTrace
* careFIJI
* Coronavirus Australia
* Corona-Warn-App
* COVID-19 Contact-Confirming Application
* COVID Alert (Canada)
* COVID AlertSA (South Africa)
* COVIDSafe
* COVID Tracker Ireland
* Covid Watch
* Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing
* Exposure Notification
* Health Code
* Healthy Together
* Immuni
* Koronavilkku
* LeaveHomeSafe
* MySejahtera
* NHS COVID-19
* NZ COVID Tracer
* NZ Pass Verifier
* PathCheck
* PeduliLindungi
* SafeEntry
* SafePass
* StaySafe.ph
* SwissCovid
* TCN Protocol
* Test, Trace, Protect
* Thai Chana
* TousAntiCovid
* TraceTogether
* Valtrace
* Zoe Health Study

Prevention|

* Air purifier (Corsi–Rosenthal Box)
* Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
* COVID fatigue
* Evacuations
* Face masks
* Anti-mask sentiment
* United States
* Flattening the curve
* Great Barrington Declaration
* International aid
* Lockdowns
* Public health mitigation
* Safe Hands Challenge
* Social distancing
* Workplace hazard controls
* Zero-COVID

Vaccines|

| Topics|

* Authorizations
* Clinical research
* Deployment
* Development
* EU Certificate
* Misinformation and hesitancy
* Deaths of anti-vaccine advocates
* US
* Operation Warp Speed (U.S.)
* Post-vaccination complications
* Vaccine card
* Vaccine passports

|

Authorized|

| DNA|

* ZyCoV-D

|

Inactivated|

* Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
* CoronaVac
* Covaxin
* COVIran Barekat
* CoviVac (Russia)
* FAKHRAVAC
* Minhai
* QazCovid-in
* Sinopharm BIBP
* Sinopharm WIBP
* Turkovac
* Valneva

mRNA|

* Moderna
* Pfizer–BioNTech

Subunit|

* Abdala
* Corbevax (Bio E COVID-19)
* COVAX-19
* EpiVacCorona
* IndoVac
* MVC
* Noora
* Novavax
* Razi Cov Pars
* Sinopharm CNBG
* Soberana 02
* Soberana Plus
* ZF2001 (Zifivax)

Viral vector|

* Convidecia
* Janssen
* Oxford–AstraZeneca
* Sputnik V
* Sputnik Light

Virus-like particles|

* CoVLP

In trials|

| Attenuated|

* COVI-VAC (United States)

|

DNA|

* AG0302-COVID‑19
* GX-19
* Inovio

Inactivated|

* KD-414
* NDV-HXP-S

RNA|

* ARCT-021
* ARCT-154
* Bangavax
* CureVac (terminated)
* HGC019
* mRNA-1283
* PTX-COVID19-B
* Sanofi–Translate Bio (terminated)
* Stemirna COVID-19 vaccine
* Walvax

Subunit|

* 202-CoV
* AKS-452
* EuCorVac-19
* IVX-411
* Nanocovax
* ReCOV
* Sanofi–GSK
* S-268019
* SCB-2019
* SCTV01C
* Skycovione
* UB-612
* V-01
* V451 (terminated)
* Vabiotech
* West China Hospital
* Zhongyianke Biotech–Liaoning Maokangyuan Biotech

Viral vector|

* AdCLD-CoV19
* BriLife
* COH04S1
* DelNS1-2019-nCoV-RBD-OPT
* GRAd-COV2
* ImmunityBio
* iNCOVACC
* INNA-051
* NDV-HXP-S
* Vaxart COVID-19 vaccine

Virus-like particles|

* ABNCoV2
* LYB001
* MigVax-101
* VBI-2902

Deployment
by location|

| Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Cameroon
* Chad
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eswatini
* Ghana
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Zimbabwe

|

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Mainland China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Malaysia
* Nepal
* Philippines
* Russia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* United Arab Emirates
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Denmark
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Moldova
* Norway
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

North America|

* Canada
* Ontario
* Quebec
* Cuba
* Haiti
* Mexico
* United States
* mandates

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

South America|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Colombia
* Peru

Others|

* Antarctica

Treatment|

* Drug development
* Drug repurposing research
* Baricitinib
* Dexamethasone
* Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
* Open-source ventilator
* PANORAMIC trial (UK)
* RECOVERY Trial (UK)
* Solidarity trial (WHO)

Monoclonal antibodies|

* Bamlanivimab/etesevimab
* Bamlanivimab
* Etesevimab
* Bebtelovimab
* Casirivimab/imdevimab
* Regdanvimab
* Sarilumab
* Sotrovimab
* Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
* Tocilizumab

Small molecule antivirals|

* Broad-spectrum
* Ensitrelvir
* Molnupiravir
* Remdesivir
* Co-packaged
* Nirmatrelvir
* ritonavir

Variants

| Specific|

* Alpha
* Beta
* Gamma
* Delta
* Epsilon
* Zeta
* Eta
* Theta
* Iota
* Kappa
* Lambda
* Mu
* Omicron
* timeline

|

General|

* Cluster 5
* Lineage B.1.617
* Lineage B.1.640.2
* Variant of concern

Institutions

| Hospitals and
medical clinics|

| Mainland China|

* Central Hospital of Wuhan
* Dabie Mountain Regional Medical Centre
* Fangcang hospitals
* Huoshenshan Hospital
* Leishenshan Hospital
* Xinjia Express Hotel
* Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital

|

Others|

* Hospital ships
* Garran Surge Centre (Australia)
* Hospital El Salvador
* SevenHills Hospital (India)
* Kemayoran Athletes Village (Indonesia)
* Pyongyang General Hospital (North Korea)
* Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (Malaysia)
* Mega Ligtas COVID Centers (Philippines)
* Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre (Sri Lanka)
* Sancaktepe Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz Emergency Hospital (Turkey)
* Yeşilköy Prof. Dr. Murat Dilmener Emergency Hospital (Turkey)
* COVID-19 hospitals in the United Kingdom
* NHS Nightingale Hospitals (England)
* Birmingham
* London
* North East
* North West
* Yorkshire and the Humber
* NHS Louisa Jordan (Scotland)
* Dragon's Heart Hospital (Wales)

Organizations|

| Global|

|

By location|

* National Cabinet (Australia)
* ScienceUpFirst (Canada)
* Wuhan Institute of Virology (China)
* Independent SAGE (United Kingdom)

Health
institutes|

* Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (African Union)
* Ghana Infectious Disease Centre (Ghana)
* Department of Health (Hong Kong)
* Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (South Korea)
* National Institute for Communicable Diseases (South Africa)
* Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan)

Pandemic
institutes|

* National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board (Australia)
* COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (Canada)
* COVID-19 Supply Council (Canada)
* PREPARE (European Union)
* National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (India)
* COVID-19 Response Acceleration Task Force (Indonesia)
* National Public Health Emergency Team (Ireland)
* Novel Coronavirus Expert Meeting (Japan)
* Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (Malaysia)
* Defeat COVID-19 Ad Hoc Committee (Philippines)
* Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (Philippines)
* Central Epidemic Command Center (Taiwan)
* Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board (Turkey)
* COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (United Kingdom)
* Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team (United Kingdom)
* Joint Biosecurity Centre (United Kingdom)
* Vaccine Taskforce (United Kingdom)
* COVID-19 Advisory Board (United States)
* Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups (United States)
* White House Coronavirus Task Force (United States)
* White House COVID-19 Response Team (United States)
* GACH (Uruguay)

Relief funds|

* PM CARES Fund (India)
* SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund (India)
* Artist Relief (United States)

People

| Medical
professionals|

* Ai Fen
* Corona Rintawan
* Li Wenliang
* Liu Wen
* Xie Linka
* Zhang Wenhong

|

Researchers|

* Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
* Roberto Burioni
* Chen Wei
* Kizzmekia Corbett
* Andrea Crisanti
* Peter Daszak
* Christian Drosten
* Neil Ferguson
* Dale Fisher
* George F. Gao
* Azra Ghani
* Sarah Gilbert
* Guan Yi
* Kentaro Iwata
* Katalin Karikó
* Matt Keeling
* Trudie Lang
* Li Lanjuan
* W. Ian Lipkin
* Ma Xiaowei
* Shabir Madhi
* Allison McGeer
* Camilla Rothe
* Shi Zhengli
* Moncef Slaoui
* Mike Tildesley
* John Todd
* Wang Chen
* Wang Guangfa
* Drew Weissman
* Yuen Kwok-yung
* Zeng Guang
* Zhang Jixian
* Zhang Yongzhen
* Zhong Nanshan

Officials|

| WHO|

* Tedros Adhanom (Director-General of the WHO)
* Bruce Aylward (Team lead of WHO-China COVID-19 mission)
* Maria Van Kerkhove (Technical Lead for COVID-19 response)
* Michael J. Ryan (Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme)

|

By location|

* Frank Atherton (Wales)
* Ashley Bloomfield (New Zealand)
* Catherine Calderwood (Scotland)
* Chang Shan-chwen (Taiwan)
* Anutin Charnvirakul (Thailand)
* Chen Shih-chung (Taiwan)
* Kenneth Chuang Yin-ching (Taiwan)
* Victor Costache (Romania)
* Fabrizio Curcio (Italy)
* Carmen Deseda (Puerto Rico)
* Jaap van Dissel (the Netherlands)
* Christian Drosten (Germany)
* Francisco Duque III (Philippines)
* Anthony Fauci (United States)
* Francesco Paolo Figliuolo (Italy)
* Graça Freitas (Portugal)
* Henrique Gouveia e Melo (Portugal)
* Matt Hancock (United Kingdom)
* Hamad Hasan (Lebanon)
* Greg Hunt (Australia)
* Tony Holohan (Ireland)
* Jeong Eun-kyeong (South Korea)
* Fahrettin Koca (Turkey)
* Li Keqiang (China)
* Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez (Mexico)
* Michael McBride (Northern Ireland)
* Oriol Mitjà (Andorra)
* Zweli Mkhize (South Africa)
* Doni Monardo (Indonesia)
* Alma Möller (Iceland)
* Saeed Namaki (Iran)
* Ala Nemerenco (Moldova)
* Nguyễn Thanh Long (Vietnam)
* Noor Hisham Abdullah (Malaysia)
* Ali Pilli (Northern Cyprus)
* Daniel Salinas (Uruguay)
* Jérôme Salomon (France)
* Fernando Simón (Spain)
* Gregor Smith (Scotland)
* Su Ih-jen (Taiwan)
* Łukasz Szumowski (Poland)
* Theresa Tam (Canada)
* Anders Tegnell (Sweden)
* Þórólfur Guðnason (Iceland)
* Sotiris Tsiodras (Greece)
* Harsh Vardhan (India)
* Víðir Reynisson (Iceland)
* Carla Vizzotti (Argentina)
* Vlad Voiculescu (Romania)
* Chris Whitty (United Kingdom)
* Lawrence Wong (Singapore)
* Jeff Zients (United States)

Others|

* Chen Qiushi
* Brett Crozier
* Fang Bin
* Fang Fang
* Joseph Ashitey Hammond
* Li Zehua
* Captain Tom Moore
* Qiu Menghuang
* Ren Zhiqiang

Deaths|

* List

Data (templates)

| Global|

* Cases, deaths, recoveries by country
* Tests, cases, tests per capita, cases per capita by country
* Tests, cases, tests per capita, cases per capita by country subdivision
* WHO situation reports
* cases
* January 2020
* February 2020
* March 2020
* April 2020
* May 2020
* June 2020
* July 2020
* August 2020
* September 2020
* October 2020
* November 2020
* December 2020
* January 2021
* February 2021
* March 2021
* April 2021
* May 2021
* June 2021
* July 2021
* August 2021
* deaths
* World map by countries: confirmed per capita
* China
* Hospital beds by country
* Lockdowns

|

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Comoros
* Egypt
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Ghana
* cases chart
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Libya
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco (including occupied Western Sahara)
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigera
* cases chart
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* South Africa
* cases chart
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
* cases chart

Americas|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* by province
* vaccinations by province
* Chile
* by commune
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* cases chart
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Mexico
* cases chart
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* United States
* by state
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Artsakh
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* by division
* Bhutan
* cases chart
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* cases chart
* summary
* China
* cases chart
* confirmed per capita
* lockdowns
* by province
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Cyprus
* East Timor
* Egypt
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* cases chart
* Iran
* cases chart
* Iraq
* Israel
* cases chart
* Japan
* cases chart
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* cases chart
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* cases chart
* charts
* Myanmar
* cases chart
* summary
* Nepal
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Upper RT
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| Head|

sinuses

Sinusitis

nose

Rhinitis

Vasomotor rhinitis
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nasal septum

Nasal septum deviation
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tonsil

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Neck|

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vocal cords

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epiglottis

Epiglottitis

trachea

Tracheitis
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Lower RT/lung disease
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| Bronchial/
obstructive|

acute

Acute bronchitis

chronic

COPD

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Acute exacerbation of COPD)
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Cystic fibrosis

unspecified

Bronchitis
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Interstitial/
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| External agents/
occupational
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Pneumoconiosis

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Caplan's syndrome
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Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
Siderosis
Silicosis
Talcosis
Byssinosis

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Bagassosis
Bird fancier's lung
Farmer's lung
Lycoperdonosis

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Other|

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* Pulmonary edema
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Obstructive / Restrictive|

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| By pathogen|

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* Parasitic
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By vector/route|

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By distribution|

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* Lobar

IIP|

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* RB

Other|

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Pleural cavity/
mediastinum|

| Pleural disease|

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* Pneumothorax/Hemopneumothorax

Pleural effusion

Hemothorax
Hydrothorax
Chylothorax
Empyema/pyothorax
Malignant

Fibrothorax

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Mediastinal disease|

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Other/general|

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* Influenza
* Common cold
* SARS
* COVID-19
* Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis
* Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

* v
* t
* e

Infectious diseases – viral systemic diseases

Oncovirus|

DNA virus
HBV

Hepatocellular carcinoma
HPV

Cervical cancer
Anal cancer
Penile cancer
Vulvar cancer
Vaginal cancer
Oropharyngeal cancer
KSHV

Kaposi's sarcoma
EBV

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma
Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type
MCPyV

Merkel-cell carcinoma

RNA virus
HCV

Hepatocellular carcinoma
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma
HTLV-I

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Immune disorders|

* HIV
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Central
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| Encephalitis/
meningitis|

DNA virus
Human polyomavirus 2

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

RNA virus
MeV

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
LCV

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
Arbovirus encephalitis
Orthomyxoviridae (probable)

Encephalitis lethargica

Rabies
Chandipura vesiculovirus
Herpesviral meningitis
Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2

|

Myelitis|

* Poliovirus
* Poliomyelitis
* Post-polio syndrome
* HTLV-I
* Tropical spastic paraparesis

Eye|

* Cytomegalovirus
* Cytomegalovirus retinitis
* HSV
* Herpes of the eye

Cardiovascular|

* CBV
* Pericarditis
* Myocarditis

Respiratory system/
acute viral
nasopharyngitis/
viral pneumonia|

| DNA virus|

* Epstein–Barr virus
* EBV infection/Infectious mononucleosis
* Cytomegalovirus

|

RNA virus|

* IV: Human coronavirus 229E/NL63/HKU1/OC43
* Common cold
* MERS coronavirus
* Middle East respiratory syndrome
* SARS coronavirus
* Severe acute respiratory syndrome
* SARS coronavirus 2
* COVID-19

* V, Orthomyxoviridae: Influenza virus A/B/C/D
* Influenza/Avian influenza

* V, Paramyxoviridae: Human parainfluenza viruses
* Parainfluenza
* Human orthopneumovirus
* hMPV

Human
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| Pharynx/Esophagus|

* MuV
* Mumps
* Cytomegalovirus
* Cytomegalovirus esophagitis

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Gastroenteritis/
diarrhea|

DNA virus
Adenovirus

Adenovirus infection

RNA virus
Rotavirus
Norovirus
Astrovirus
Coronavirus

Hepatitis|

DNA virus
HBV (B)

RNA virus
CBV
HAV (A)
HCV (C)
HDV (D)
HEV (E)
HGV (G)

Pancreatitis|

* CBV

Urogenital|

* BK virus
* MuV
* Mumps

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