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COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, is a contagious disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 (formerly 2019-nCoV). Presumably it is a zoonosis. The disease surfaced at the end of 2019 and is so prevalent that it became the coronavirus pandemic from 11 March 2020.
COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, is a contagious disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 (formerly 2019-nCoV). Presumably it is a zoonosis. The disease surfaced at the end of 2019 and is so prevalent that it became the coronavirus pandemic from 11 March 2020. It caused lockdowns in numerous countries.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20200507043643/https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-on-lockdown-coronavirus-italy-2020-3?op=1</ref>


The terms ''Chinese griep'' or ''China virus'' have been used to describe the virus, and have been considered to be derogative terminologies.<ref>https://time.com/5807376/virus-name-foreign-history/</ref>
The terms ''Chinese griep'' or ''China virus'' have been used to describe the virus, and have been considered to be derogative terminologies.<ref>https://time.com/5807376/virus-name-foreign-history/</ref>

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COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, is a contagious disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 (formerly 2019-nCoV). Presumably it is a zoonosis. The disease surfaced at the end of 2019 and is so prevalent that it became the coronavirus pandemic from 11 March 2020. It caused lockdowns in numerous countries.[1]

The terms Chinese griep or China virus have been used to describe the virus, and have been considered to be derogative terminologies.[2]

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