COVID-19 pandemic

Target entity: COVID-19 pandemic
Context triple: [2020 MLS Supporters' Shield, affectedBy, COVID-19 pandemic]

• A. Public Health Emergency of International Concern
  A Public Health Emergency of International Concern is a formal WHO designation for an extraordinary health event that poses a public health risk to multiple countries and may require a coordinated international response.
• B. 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic
  The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic was a global outbreak of a novel swine-origin influenza A virus that spread rapidly worldwide, prompting extensive public health responses and international coordination.
• C. 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  The 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a major Ebola virus outbreak in the country’s conflict-affected eastern region that became the second-largest Ebola epidemic ever recorded and prompted a global emergency response.
• D. 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak
  The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak was the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, primarily affecting Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and prompting a major international public health emergency response.
• E. Black Death
  The Black Death was a devastating 14th-century pandemic of bubonic plague that killed tens of millions of people in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and profoundly reshaped medieval society.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: COVID-19 pandemic
Target entity description: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that began in late 2019, causing widespread illness, deaths, and major disruptions to societies and economies worldwide.

• A. Public Health Emergency of International Concern
  A Public Health Emergency of International Concern is a formal WHO designation for an extraordinary health event that poses a public health risk to multiple countries and may require a coordinated international response.
• B. 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic
  The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic was a global outbreak of a novel swine-origin influenza A virus that spread rapidly worldwide, prompting extensive public health responses and international coordination.
• C. 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  The 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a major Ebola virus outbreak in the country’s conflict-affected eastern region that became the second-largest Ebola epidemic ever recorded and prompted a global emergency response.
• D. 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak
  The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak was the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, primarily affecting Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone and prompting a major international public health emergency response.
• E. Black Death
  The Black Death was a devastating 14th-century pandemic of bubonic plague that killed tens of millions of people in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and profoundly reshaped medieval society.
• F. None of above. chosen