New Coronavirus Pandemic in 2026?

Prediction market · Polymarket

Overview

This market will resolve to "Yes" if the World Health Organization (WHO) declares a new COVID pandemic other than COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) between market creation and December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source will be official announcements from the World Health Organization.

Ticker

new-coronavirus-pandemic-in-2026

Volume

9.6K

24h volume

476

1w volume

1.5K

Open interest

3.7K

Liquidity

6.8K

Liquidity CLOB

6.8K

Start

Jan 6, 2026

End

Dec 31, 2026

Status

Active

Access

Restricted

Created

Jan 6, 2026

Event ID

139482

Slug

new-coronavirus-pandemic-in-2026

Markets

1

Raw event data
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