The WHO named it CoViD-19, pretty much the most generic name possible, instead of SARS-19 or Wuhan respiratory disease, because obviously that makes it much easier for the Chinese government and others to shape the storylines around it. Think about it.
Doesn't refer to symptoms in the name!
"Oh no this guy has Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Get him to the hospital!"
VS
"Oh no this woman tested positive for COVID. Sorry, you can't attend the football game ma'am."
Doesn't refer to symptoms in the name!
"Oh no this guy has Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Get him to the hospital!"
VS
"Oh no this woman tested positive for COVID. Sorry, you can't attend the football game ma'am."
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@freemo yes I know that. You kind of missed the point because I was talking about the conflation of this virus with (lack of) symptomatic disease.
