COVID-19: The Coronavirus Has A New Name. Here's Why That Matters.

The new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people in recent weeks has been named COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Tuesday.While this may seem like a strange thing to trumpet at this late stage in the outbreak, there is a very good reason for it — avoiding potential stigma.The director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a news conference that the name was chosen because it “did not refer to a geographical lo