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Ubi bene ibi patria
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"Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island,
nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic
to it if they are also found elsewhere."
So in a broad sense; other defined zone or habitat type could be taken to mean the planet as a whole. Therefore
(even if it is only RNA) the coronavirus, once it spreads everywhere, could be considered endemic by definition.
I suppose it may all come down to the "connotative - denotative" thing.
Cheers
JB
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