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Was there a covid 18 before covid 19?
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No: COVID 19 stands for Coronavirus disease that began it's outbreak in 2019. It is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) There isn't a COVID 18 because there was not a new novel corona virus outbreak in 2018.
Answered 12/17/2020
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