(WHO, 3.11）We have therefore made assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.pandemic （疾病）大流行n. a pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease/ adj.- (Nature) Time to use the p-word? Coronavirus enters dangerous new phase.- But there is no need to assume that it is the next pandemic.- But the word pandemic was very much on the minds of the TED community.- But public health officials have also had to consider the risks if the public overreacts to a pandemic declaration.