Rename the virus.

[arewethereyet]

Let’s see - the virus is indiscriminately dangerous, we need to give it space so as not to run afoul of it, and it’s costing everyone a lot of peace of mind.

Yup, naming it for a woman makes good sense.

Boru

Naming a virus is as  fucked up as naming a hurricane. And a hurricane is a fucking hurricane, call it a cyclone or typhoon, it is all the same shit. Just like a virus is a virus, no matter what nation it starts in.

I see no point in naming a hurricane or virus the "ABBA Virus" or "Boru Virus" or "ABBA Hurricane" or "Boru Typhoon". 

The black plague didn't give a shit who it killed, anymore than Vesuvius gave a shit about the humans it killed.

I'd like to point out that you are the one who started this thread titled 'Rename the virus.'  Now you are saying that naming a virus is fucked up.

With different strains of viruses it's important to know which one you are dealing with so that it can be treated in the best way.  Otherwise it would be a free-for-all when it came to treatment.  Oh, you have a virus...here's a virus pill.  There is not one virus and therefore not one effective treatment.

There are often multiple tropical storms/hurricanes developing at different stages and in different places with different potential paths.  Naming them helps people keep up with which one is where.