[metmom]

“Pandemic,” gimme a break; it’s an epidemic. We’ll get over it. Always have, always will.

Merriam-Webster

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pandemic

1) : occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population

2) : an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population : a pandemic outbreak of a disease

Since virtually every country in the world is dealing with it, it qualifies as per the definition, even if you wish it didn't.

[yldstrk]

Corona is in every country, but is not taking out a high percentage of any population.