English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SAFETY AND TAUTOLOGY
We have to take the ~epidemic virus~ more seriously by maintaining social distancing (nonstandard).
We have to take the epidemic more seriously by maintaining social distancing (standard). Epidemic is a noun which means a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
May God help us find a way out of this COVID 19 disease (nonstandard).
May God help us find a way out of this COVID 19 (standard). COVID, itself, means Coronavirus disease; hence, COVID 19 is repetitive.
GAB
