Covid-19
noun/ˌkəʊvɪd naɪnˈtiːn/
/ˌkəʊvɪd naɪnˈtiːn/
(also COVID-19)
[uncountable] (abbreviation C-19, C19)
- a disease caused by a coronavirus that was first reported in 2019 and became a pandemic
- Symptoms of Covid-19 can include fever, cough and shortness of breath.
Word Origin2020: from the letters and numbers in ‘corona virus disease 2019’
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