Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: COVID-19 pandemic | Statement: [2020 MLS Supporters' Shield, affectedBy, 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.

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Entity: COVID-19 pandemic
Triple: [2020 MLS Supporters' Shield, affectedBy, COVID-19 pandemic]

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.

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