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| 2019 || Surveillance || Microbial infection || The European Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Surveillance Network (EURGen-Net) launches. Coordinated by the {{w|European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control}}, it is a network for genomic-based surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria of public health importance.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Surveillance Network (EURGen-Net) |url=https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-us/who-we-work/disease-and-laboratory-networks/EURGen-net |website=ecdc.europa.eu |accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Europe}}
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| 2020 (January 30) || Crisis || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || The {{w|World Health Organization}} declares the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.<ref name="WHOPandemic">{{cite press release |title=WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 |website=[[World Health Organization]] (WHO) |date=11 March 2020 |url=https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020 |access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> Countries around the world start implementing measures of prevention, including close borders, {{w|quarantine}}s, {{w|stay-at-home order}}s , and variable levels of {{w|social distancing}} for citizens, including 1, 1.5 and 2 meters.<ref name="evels of social di">{{cite web |title=1m, 1.5m, 2m — the different levels of social distancing countries are following amid Covid |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/1m-1-5m-2m-the-different-levels-of-social-distancing-countries-are-following-amid-covid/449425/ |website=theprint.in |accessdate=15 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Our ongoing list of how countries are reopening, and which ones remain under lockdown |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-on-lockdown-coronavirus-italy-2020-3 |website=businessinsider.com |accessdate=14 July 2020}}</ref> Governments also start launching full country requirements of use of [[w:Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic|face masks]].<ref name="masks4all.co">{{cite web |title=What Countries Require Masks in Public or Recommend Masks? |url=https://masks4all.co/what-countries-require-masks-in-public/ |website=masks4all.co |accessdate=22 August 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Worldwide}}
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| 2020 (February 19) || {{w|Contact tracing}} || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || {{w|Covid Watch}} is created as an open source nonprofit with the mission to build mobile technology to fight the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}} while defending digital privacy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://covid-watch.org/about|title=Covid Watch About Page|date=2020-06-02|website=Covid Watch|language=en|access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Risk Assessment App Idea for Vetting and Discussion |url=https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/8chk6DHZXctGHtNoz/covid-19-risk-assessment-app-idea-for-vetting-and-discussion |website=forum.effectivealtruism.org |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref> ||
