![No, the Coronavirus Outbreak Is Not a Corona Beer Virus](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2020/01/GettyImages-1180550659.jpg?w=980&q=75)
No, the Coronavirus Outbreak Is Not a Corona Beer Virus
With the recent coronavirus outbreak, the internet has blown up with people thinking it has something to do with Corona beer.
According to Google trends, internet searches for "corona beer virus" have skyrocketed recently as more and more people look for information for the coronavirus.
The virus and the beer have nothing to do with each other.
Businessinsider.com reports that "searches for 'beer virus' jumped 744% in the same period, and searches for 'beer coronavirus' jumped 3,233%".
In Spanish, corona means crown. The coronavirus gets it name from the fact that under a microscope the virus reportedly has crown-like looking spikes sticking out of it.
You can look at the Google trends HERE.
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