COVID-19 pandemic

Historical eventFebruary 112020

COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2.

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In context

When
Tuesday, February 11 20206 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2019-11-15.

Place: People's Republic of China.

What happened

The global COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It spread to other parts of Asia and then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 and assessed it as having become a pandemic on 11 March. The WHO declared that the public health emergency caused by COVID-19 had ended in May 2023,

February 11 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 2011Arab Spring
  2. 2013Sultanate of Sulu
  3. 2013Pope Benedict XVI
  4. 20142014 Algerian Air Force C-130 crash
  5. 2015Murder of Özgecan Aslan
  6. 2015European Space Agency
  7. 20162016 Ad Dair shooting
  8. 2017North Korea
  9. 2018Saratov Airlines Flight 703
  10. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
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When did COVID-19 pandemic happen?

February 11 2020 — 6 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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