The full name of the new coronavirus is called Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV / SARS-CoV-2), a new coronavirus that can cause Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia.
The novel coronavirus is a new type of coronavirus never previously identified in humans that emerged in late 2019 and caused a global pandemic in 2020. It causes novel coronavirus pneumonia, an acute infectious pneumonia characterized by fever, cough, malaise, and decreased or loss of smell and taste.
The source of novel coronavirus infection is mainly people infected with novel coronavirus, which is spread mainly through respiratory droplets and close contact. The population is generally susceptible. Diagnosis is usually based on a combination of epidemiologic history, clinical manifestations, and imaging tests, with a positive nucleic acid test for novel coronavirus as the primary criterion for diagnosis.
Tips] In this article, “new coronavirus pneumonia” and “new coronavirus pneumonia” have been renamed to “new coronavirus infection” on December 26, 2022, as announced by the National Health Commission.