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Wuhan flu

noun

Wuhan flu

noun

Etymology From Wuhan + flu, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

1

Dated, Informal, Offensive, Sometimes 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:
Related terms
Wuhan virus, Wuhanvirus, Wuhan coronavirus, China virus, Chinese virus, kung flu

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