{{Main|COVID-19Pandemija koronavirusa 2019/2020.}}[[SARS-CoV-2|Novi koronavirus]] prvi put je identifikovan u [[Wuhan|Wuhanu]] u [[Kina|Kini]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/china/news/detail/09-01-2020-who-statement-regarding-cluster-of-pneumonia-cases-in-wuhan-china|title=WHO Statement Regarding Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan, China|date=31 December 2019|publisher=WHO|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref> koji je uzrokovao akutne slučajeve disajne bolesti, koja je dana poznata kao [[COVID-19|Koronavirusna bolest 2019]] (COVID-19). Preko 100 zemalja i teritorija je zahvaćena, sa velikim [[Epidemija|epidemijama]] u centralnoj Kini, [[Italija|Italiji]], [[Južna Koreja|Južnoj Koreji]] i [[Iran|Iranu]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6|title=Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE|last=|first=|date=|website=gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref> [[Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija]] je proglasila bolest epidemijom 11. marta 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020|title=WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 11 March 2020|date=11 March 2020|publisher=WHO|accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51839944|title=Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic|date=2020-03-11|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-03-11|language=en-GB}}</ref>