Wuhan flu en · NOUN
Etymology
From Wuhan + flu, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.
Meanings
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(dated, informal, offensive, sometimes, uncountable) COVID-19.
The 10-year-old Chinese boy confined to isolation at Vachira Phuket Hospital yesterday on suspicion of carrying the Wuhan flu has tested negative for the virus and will rejoin his parents today (Jan 23), Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew has confirmed.
2020 January 23, Tanyaluk Sakoot, “Chinese Boy in Phuket Cleared of Wuhan Flu”, in Phuket News:
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Relateds
Wuhan coronavirus · kung flu · Wuhan virus · Wuhanvirus · China virus · Chinese virus