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Rule "COVID-19"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: COVID-19
Message: The term <suggestion>\1\2</suggestion> (= disease) is spelled as one word.
Category: Proper Nouns (ID: PROPER_NOUNS)
Link: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The corona virus pandemia.
    Correction suggestion: coronavirus
ID: COVID_19 [3]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-26 22:33:08 +0100)