Wuhan coronavirus

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(colloquial, sometimes offensive) Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19.

(colloquial, sometimes offensive) Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19 itself.

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Although the Wuhan coronavirus has resulted in the deaths of more people than SARS, it appears to be significantly less deadly. Source: Internet

Global stocks tumbled on Thursday after Wuhan coronavirus cases and deaths surged to a new daily high, stoking fears among investors that the epidemic’s fallout could be worse than anticipated. Source: Internet

Foto: Medical staff carry a box by the Jinyintan hospital in Wuhan, which houses patients with the Wuhan coronavirus, on January 10, 2020. Source: Internet

In a scene that could be drawn from today’s headlines about the Wuhan coronavirus, Kim and his daughter convince Mrs. Park (Jo Yeo-jeong) that her long-time housekeeper Gook Moon-gwang (Lee Jung-eun) has a communicable disease that threatens her children. Source: Internet

It is suspected that some of them may have contracted the Wuhan coronavirus that has already caused the death of 41 people in China. Source: Internet

Officials said that they expect to receive lab results by late Thursday or Friday, after which a public announcement shall be made if the student has indeed contracted the Wuhan coronavirus. Source: Internet

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