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How was the name Covid-19 derived?
Covid-19: How Was the Name Derived?
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Novel (new) Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 first found in 2019 - Covid-19. The SARS part was derived from two earlier Coronavirus epidemics. SARS first, then, MERS.
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COVID-19 stands for coronavirus disease 2019 because it is a disease caused by a Coronavirus first discovered in 2019.
https://www.who.int/emergencies/dis...ase-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it
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