“What do you call a gang of 19 crows?”/“Corvid-19.”

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Entry from May 13, 2020

“What do you call a gang of 19 crows?”/“Corvid-19.”

Entry in progress—B.P.

Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.

Twitter
Kelly Ramsey
@kellyramsey
Man how hard would it have been to make it CORVID-19 doom crows
12:44 PM · Feb 11, 2020·Tweetbot for iΟS

Twitter
Steffan Ziegler
@wordthang
Replying to @JohnSchoffstall
SO CLOSE to “Corvid 19.” I could completely see this as a crow.
2:11 PM · Feb 11, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
HavaLand
@HavaLand454
Replying to @MisterAntiBully
Why not be honest and call it #CORVID-19. Unleash the crows.
5:26 PM · Feb 11, 2020·Twitter Web App

Reddit—CoronavirusMemes
Posted by u/Diligent-Physics April 24, 2020
CORVID-19? Must be spread by crows

Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/Decap_ May 13, 2020
What do you call a gang of 19 crows?
Corvid-19

Twitter
3AM
@3AM_Jokes
What do you call a gang of 19 crows?... Corvid-19
3:02 AM · May 13, 2020·IFTTT

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