Description
SARS-CoV-2, previously known by the provisional name 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), is the cause of the ongoing 2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak. The fact that this disease has caused illness, including illness resulting in death, and sustained person-to-person spread is concerning. The virus has been named "SARS-CoV-2(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2)" and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease 2019" (abbreviated "COVID-19"). The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a betacoronavirus, like MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV