covid
n. uncountablen. a serious illness caused by a virus that spreads easily from person to person. It can cause a cough, fever, and breathing problems.
n. an acute respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Often used as a shorthand for the disease itself or the broader pandemic period.
He stayed home because he had covid.
Many businesses changed their remote work policies after the first wave of covid hit the city.
Public health officials monitored the wastewater data to predict whether a new variant of covid would cause a significant spike in hospital admissions during the winter months.
Frequently used without an article; often functions as a noun adjunct in phrases like 'covid test' or 'covid symptoms'.
the covidcovidLearners often add 'the' before the name of the disease, but it is typically used as an uncountable noun without an article.