The COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic was a global health crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, emerging in late 2019 and declared a pandemic by the <a href="/article/world-health-organization">World Health Organization</a> (WHO) in March 2020. It led to unprecedented social and economic disruption worldwide, rapid vaccine development, and a re-evaluation of public health strategies, eventually transitioning to an endemic phase by 2025.