Pandemic, epidemic and endemic - what is the difference?

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On March 11 2020, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO's) director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared Covid-19 a pandemic, but what is the difference between a pandemic, an epidemic and something that is endemic?
31 Mar 2020 5AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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