coronascepticとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

coronasceptic (複数形 coronasceptics)

1. A person who believes Covid-19 is not real or is not a serious problem.
   • 2020 July 21, “Romanian doctors fight surge in virus cases and conspiracy theories”, in France 24:

     In Bucharest, a few hundred coronasceptics -- holding religious icons, the national flag and signs that read "I believe in GOD, not in COVID" -- frequently protest against what they call a "sanitary dictatorship".

   • 2020 August 8, “Protests against coronavirus measures becoming global”, in Deccan Herald:

     Romania has also seen a few hundred so-called coronasceptics -- holding religious icons, the national flag and signs that read "I believe in GOD, not in COVID" -- frequently protest in Bucharest against what they call a "sanitary dictatorship".

   • 2020 October 8, James Ball, “Donald Trump is cornered by coronavirus”, in The New European:

     Trump’s administration is trying to fall back to its old coronasceptic playbook even as the illness ravages senators, White House staff, secret service, and anyone else unfortunate enough to have come close to the utterly reckless and feckless president.

   • 2020 October 30, Malcolm Knox, “Australia's right is united by 'up yours' contrarianism and Mark Latham is its bellwether”, in The Guardian:

     Later, those same coronasceptics performed a U-turn to criticise premier Daniel Andrews for not supervising hotel quarantine closely enough, allowing a new outbreak of the disease.

   • 2020 December 18, “When I analyze excess mortality graphs … on coronavirus only for smart people”, in Tekdeeps:

     This short article will appeal to everyone: supporters of the ruling camp, its opponents, and most importantly coronasceptics and anti-vaccines.

   • 2021, Maciej Serowaniec, ‎Zbigniew Witkowski, ‎Anna Frydrych-Depka, Pandemic Poland: Impacts of Covid-19 on Polish Law, page 91:

     From August to October 2020, several public gatherings were held in Polish cities, organised by so-called 'Coronasceptics'.

   • 2022, Katarzyna Kopecka-Piech, ‎Bartłomiej Łódzki, The Covid-19 Pandemic as a Challenge for Media and Communication Studies, page 219:

     High granulation of the coronasceptic movement indicates that there is no clear leadership and protesters form small communities weakly connected to each other (Figure 16.2).