novel coronavirus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of novel coronavirus
First recorded in 1985–90; applied to SARS ( def. )
Example Sentences
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I was one of a handful of patient zeros, the first cohort of Americans to test positive for the novel coronavirus in March 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
Unlike the once "novel" coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, H5N1 is nothing new and has been documented since the '90s.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
The trajectory of the pandemic has brought the novel coronavirus closer to influenza in terms of its prevalence and deadliness, but it’s not there yet.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
It was March 4, 2020, when Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency to respond to the novel coronavirus.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
The main transmission routes identified initially for the novel coronavirus infection were droplet and contact transmission.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2023
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