Come on, Mary Beth. Learn the lingo. "SARS-CoV-2" is the VIRUS. COVID-19 is the DISEASE.
"COVID" stands for "COrona VIrus Disease."
It's a small thing, yes, but it's indicative of how little these reporters pay attention to the important details and make you suspect everything they write.
We should just call it the Chinese virus, the Chinese plague, or the China Syndrome.
I suspected everything they wrote for such a long time I quit reading what they wrote and quit buying their newspapers. Do you hear me, New York Slimes?