Yangi koronavirus (CoV) koronavirusning yangi shtammidir.
Xitoyning Uxan shahrida ilk bor aniqlangan yangi koronavirus keltirib chiqaradigan kasallik 2019 yil koronavirus kasalligi deb nomlandi. Qisqacha COVID-19 nomida "CO" koronani (corona), "VI" virusni (virus), "D" esa kasallikni (disease) anglatadi. Avval ushbu kasallik "2019 yilgi koronavirus" yoki "2019-nCoV" deb nomlangan.
COVID-19 yangi virus bo’lib, kuchli o'tkir respirator sindromni va o'tkir respirator virusli infektsiyaning (O’RVI) ba'zi turlarini keltirib chiqaradigan viruslar oilasiga tegishlidir.
