The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019-20 corona virus pandemic.
Lesi sifo saqala ukubonwa ngonyaka ka-2019 eWuhan, inhloko-dolobha yaseChina iHubei, futhi selusabalale umhlaba wonke, okuholele ekutheni ubhubhane oluqhubekayo lwangonyaka ka-2019 ukuya ku-20 lubone.