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Health News of Monday, 23 March 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

#COVIDIOTS: A new name has emerged for those who refuse to observe social distancing

Coronavirus (for illustration) Coronavirus (for illustration)

A new name has now emerged for individuals who go against public health advice amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The new word made its way into the Urban dictionary over the weekend.

The definition reads: “Someone who ignores the warnings regarding public health or safety.

“A person who hoards goods, denying them from their neighbours.”

The online dictionary gives examples of how the phrase can be used, including: “Did you see that covidiot with 300 rolls of toilet paper in his basket?”

The new definition has been voted up hundreds of times by users of the website.



At a Downing Street press conference, NHS England National Medical Director Stephen Powis said people stockpiling essentials including food, medicine, and toilet paper “should be ashamed”.

See funny tweets making use of the word in a sentence below: