Mar.06 — Dr. Celine Gounder, infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist, emphasizes the danger in the misconceptions around the fatality rate of COVID-19. She spoke with economist Dambisa Moyo, Nuveen Chief Investment Strategist and host David Westin on “Bloomberg Wall Street Week.”
In This Story: COVID-19
Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
Latest News about Covid-19
Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.