1. The COVID-19 pandemic has so far infected millions and killed several hundred thousand globally. The full extent of its impact on global economy, governance structures and livelihood of persons is unprecedented and huge but not fully known. COVID-19 has also exacerbated theories about a pandemic, including on its naming. At the level of international law, this piece seeks to shed light on the rules that govern the naming of a virus and its associated pandemic. 2. The World Health Organization (WHO), established under Article 57 of the UN Charter, is the only specialized agency of the UN responsible for international public health. Article 1 of the Constitution of the WHO lays down that the objective of organization “shall be the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”. In such a scenario an enquiry into the standards under international law in regulating the naming of the pandemic seems a somewhat marginal exercise. However, COVID-19 has a major impact on the ability of nation States to cooperate and actively work together in collective action to counter and contain the effects of the pandemic in all forms, including its naming.

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命名一种新的冠状病毒和相关的流行病：国际法和政治

1. 迄今为止，COVID-19 大流行已在全球感染数百万人并杀死数十万人。其对全球经济、治理结构和人民生活的全面影响是前所未有的、巨大的，但尚未完全为人所知。COVID-19 还加剧了有关大流行的理论，包括对其命名的理论。在国际法层面，本文旨在阐明控制病毒命名及其相关流行病的规则。2. 世界卫生组织（WHO）根据《联合国宪章》第五十七条成立，是联合国唯一负责国际公共卫生的专门机构。世界卫生组织组织法第 1 条规定，组织的目标“应是所有人民达到尽可能高的健康水平”。在这种情况下，对规范大流行命名的国际法标准进行调查似乎有点边缘化。但是，COVID-19 对民族国家在集体行动中进行合作和积极合作以应对和遏制包括命名在内的各种形式的大流行影响的能力产生了重大影响。