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''Coronavirus disease 2019''' ('''COVID-19''') is an infectious disease]caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).<ref>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/symptoms-causes/syc-20479963</ref> It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has resulted in an ongoing pandemic.<ref>https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200311212521/https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020</ref> The first case may be traced back to 17 November 2019.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back</ref> As of {{Cases in the COVID-19 pandemic|date|editlink=|ref=no}}, [[COVID-19 pandemic cases|more than {{Cases in the COVID-19 pandemic|conround|editlink=|ref=no}} cases]] have been reported across {{Cases in the COVID-19 pandemic|territories|ref=no}} countries and territories, resulting in [[COVID-19 pandemic deaths|more than {{Cases in the COVID-19 pandemic|dround|editlink=|ref=no}} deaths]]. More than {{Cases in the COVID-19 pandemic|recround|editlink=|ref=no}} people have recovered.{{Cases in the COVID-19 pandemic|ref=yes}}
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''Coronavirus disease 2019''' ('''COVID-19''') is an infectious disease]caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).<ref>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/symptoms-causes/syc-20479963</ref> It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has resulted in an ongoing pandemic.<ref>https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200311212521/https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020</ref> The first case may be traced back to 17 November 2019.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back</ref>
   
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Men are approximately twice as likely to die as women although the reasons for this are unclear. In contrast women are more likely to die than men of [[ebolavirus]].
   
 
http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-white-male-risk-spreading-infection_uk_5e8b2f46c5b6e7d76c67790a
 
http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-white-male-risk-spreading-infection_uk_5e8b2f46c5b6e7d76c67790a

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