How to talk about this pandemic

COVID-19 /ˌkəʊvɪd naɪnˈtiːn/

noun uncountable

The full name is coronavirus disease 2019. In COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was addressed as “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV.”

Novel here means new and different.

Coronavirus /kəˈrəʊnəvaɪrəs/

noun uncountable, countable
​a type of virus that can cause pneumonia and other diseases in humans and animals

Coronavirus is a member of RNA viruses.

Corona + virus, from Latin corona "a crown, a garland,"

The novel coronavirus called COVID-19 caused this pandemic.

Pandemic /pænˈdemɪk/

noun countable

​a disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world

from pan- "all" + dēmos "people"

The president has tested positive for COVID-19.

Test

verb transitive, intransitive

 test somebody/something (for something) The doctor tested the vice-president for COVID-19.

test + adj. (for something)  The advisor has tested negative.

I wish everybody who got infected a speedy recovery.

See also

infect, infected, infection and infectious · Everyday English