An abbreviation used in Chinese mainland contexts for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia — an early official name for what became known as COVID-19.
An abbreviation used in Chinese mainland contexts for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia — an early official name for what became known as COVID-19. The term NCP was used by Chinese health authorities and media in the early weeks of the 2020 outbreak before the WHO named the disease. Now largely replaced by COVID-19 in international usage.
In early January the hospital had already admitted several patients with what they were calling NCP.
NCP means: An abbreviation used in Chinese mainland contexts for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia - an early official name for what became known as COVID-19. The term NCP was used by Chinese health authorities and. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive.
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(slang, humorous, derogatory) COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2.
A streamer's plea (or chatter's call-out) to stop talking about a specific topic — usually because it's spoilery, off-limits per the streamer's rules, or rage-baity. Often abbreviated NCP. Sometimes turned into a joke by chat by continuing the topic in coded language.
(UK, informal, neologism) The rapid rise in self-isolation resulting from many people being sent advisory alerts ("pings") by the National Health Service’s COVID-19 test and trace app for mobile phones.
(euphemistic) The COVID-19 pandemic and associated social changes.
NCP means: An abbreviation used in Chinese mainland contexts for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia - an early official name for what became known as COVID-19. The term NCP was used by Chinese health authorities and. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive.
NCP means: An abbreviation used in Chinese mainland contexts for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia - an early official name for what became known as COVID-19. The term NCP was used by Chinese. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(Mainland, pathology, historical) ; COVID-19 .
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