Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/March 10

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Word of the day
for March 10
long COVID n
  1. (pathology, neologism) Long-term sequelae or symptoms (such as brain fog, extreme fatigue, or shortness of breath) following a COVID-19 infection, which persist after the SARS-CoV-2 virus is no longer active.

Three years ago on 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to be a pandemic.

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