WHO officially named the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in February 2020 .
From a taxonomic perspective , SARS-CoV-2 is classified as a strain of the species severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus ( SARSr-CoV ) .The strain was first discovered in Wuhan , China , so it has sometimes been referred to as the `` Wuhan virus '' or `` Wuhan coronavirus '' .
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2