On 11th February 2020, World Health Organisation made an official announcement of the name, ‘Covid-19 Virus’ for the new coronavirus that has led to the recent pandemic. This was for communicating to the public and is not intended as replacement for the official name. Which of the following is the correct official name : (A) Human coronavirus 229 E (HCoV-229E) (B) Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (C) Severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (D) Human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43)

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On 11th February 2020, World Health Organisation made an official announcement of the name, ‘Covid-19 Virus’ for the new coronavirus that has led to the recent pandemic. This was for communicating to the public and is not intended as replacement for the official name. Which of the following is the correct official name : (A) Human coronavirus 229 E (HCoV-229E)  (B) Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)  (C) Severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)  (D) Human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43)

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