新型コロナウイルス
also: しんがたコロナウィルス
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Meanings
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novel coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2
Refers specifically to the virus that causes COVID-19. In everyday Japanese, often shortened to 新型コロナ.
Wearing masks was recommended to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The novel coronavirus was first identified in 2019.