Corona

Coronavirus [kəˈɹəʊnəˌvaɪɹəs] (derived from the Latin corōna for ‘garland’ or ‘crown’) is any of a family of RNA viruses. The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causes the disease COVID-19. The first case was recorded in late 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan. COVID-19 developed into an epidemic in China in January 2020, quickly unleashing a global pandemic.

  • Coronavirus at a glance
    akzente presents a selection of facts and figures that illustrate the positives and negatives of the pandemic.
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  • Trigger for change
    GIZ supports the efforts of its partner countries to tackle the pandemic in sustainable ways that offer both social and environmental benefits.
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  • Towards a green and blue recovery
    A guest column by Gabriel Quijandría Acosta, Environment Minister of Peru
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  • Chain reaction in a crisis
    After a decade of gradual progress in Colombia, the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated social and environmental conflict.
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  • Lives or livelihoods
    The coronavirus crisis poses new and unprecedented challenges for every country, in particular developing nations.
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  • ‘Equitable distribution is vital’
    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the current state of the coronavirus pandemic.
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