Coronaphobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Fear or hysteria caused by COVID-19 and the COVID-19 pandemic. neologism

    "And, as Weaver noted, there wasn't any toilet paper on the shelves—all due to what some are calling "coronaphobia"."

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"And, as Weaver noted, there wasn't any toilet paper on the shelves—all due to what some are calling "coronaphobia"."

Etymology

From corona(virus) + -phobia.

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