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by GuiA 2275 days ago
Easy mnemonic: COVID-19 stands for COrona VIrus Disease 2019.
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marcosdumay 2275 days ago
Yes, it's very easy to remember that the disease is named by the virus, and the virus is named by the disease :)

I still wonder who got that brilliant idea.

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dhimes 2275 days ago
No kidding? I've been remembering it as COrona Virus Infectious Disease 2019. I haven't seen a source on this though- just made sense since CoV was established early in the timeline as corona virus.
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