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 wikipedia_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019
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-The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a type of coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 that had caused an ongoing pandemic. This topic is associated with repositories that contain code focused around research and awareness of the virus. 
+The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a type of coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 that caused a worldwide pandemic beginning in December 2019. This topic is associated with repositories that contain code focused around research and awareness of the virus.