Definition
A shortened version of coronavirus disease 2019. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses calls it the “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2”, or SARS-CoV-2, because it is related to the virus that caused the SARS outbreak in 2003. However, to avoid confusion with SARS the WHO calls it the COVID-19 virus when communicating with the public.
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/term/covid-19/#ixzz6KCip4gmo
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New Scientist - Covid-19
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