What Is the Coronavirus Disease COVID-19?

<b>The #1 <i>New York Times</i> Best-Selling series tells the story of how COVID-19, a coronavirus, was first identified and how it spread throughout the world in the new <b>Who HQ Now</b> format for trending topics.<br></b> <br><br>The coronavirus disease COVID-19 emerged in November 2019. By March 2020, cities all around the world closed schools, offices, restaurants and other public spaces deemed “non-essential” in an attempt to contain the fast-spreading virus. People struggled to follow government orders, stay indoors, and limit contact with others.<br>    But the virus that caused one of the world’s deadliest pandemics eventually killed over five million people worldwide. This is the story of how COVID-19 changed the world seemingly overnight, and forever.