Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory infections. The coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, was a new strain of coronavirus that hadn’t been detected in people before. The virus was initially known as the ‘Novel Coronavirus (nCoV-2019)’, but it’s now officially named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The infectious disease caused by this virus is called COVID-19.