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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The 1st International day of Epidemic Preparedness is celebrated on which date?
A
27 December 2020
B
22 December 2020
C
22 June 2020
D
27 June 2020
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An opportunity to build back a more equal and sustainable world. The response to the pandemic, and to the widespread discontent that preceded it, must be based on a New Social Contract and a New Global Deal that create equal opportunities for all and respect the rights and freedoms of all.

Detailed explanation-2: -Epidemic preparedness constitutes all the activities that have to be undertaken from the national to the health facility levels to be ready to respond effectively to disease outbreaks.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term epidemic (from the Greek epi [on] plus demos [people]), first used by Homer, took its medical meaning when Hippocrates used it as the title of one of his famous treatises.

Detailed explanation-4: -The novel human coronavirus disease COVID-19 has become the fifth documented pandemic since the 1918 flu pandemic. COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, China, and subsequently spread worldwide.

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