Dr. Elmer Huerta, a CNN collaborator and public health expert, explains why CNN uses the word pandemic for the coronavirus and not epidemic. Huerta ensures that the virus is present in more than two continents and the transmission of the virus is happening quickly and steadily. When the virus was concentrated only in Asia, there was talk of an epidemic. Now we talk about a pandemic, because among other factors, it is present in all continents except Antarctica.
Is the coronavirus a pandemic?
2020-03-10T14:52:18.711Z
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Dr. Elmer Huerta, a CNN collaborator and public health expert, explains why CNN uses the word pandemic for the coronavirus and not epidemic. Huerta ensures that the virus is present ...
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