Pandemic vs epidemic

[Rollercoaster1]

I was reading an article and found the coronavirus mentioned as epidemic. Here is the source:
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN28Q194

I have looked both words up on the internet and found that there is a difference between them. Pandemic was the right word to use there, right?

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: Pandemic vs epedemic

I think, after nearly a year of news about COVID, it's pretty much accepted that it's a pandemic. Note that you misspelled "epidemic" in your title. You still have time to change it. (Edit Post > Go Advanced > correct spelling > Save)

 

[tzfujimino]

Thank you for the helpful post.
Could you tell us the sources?

 

[Rover_KE]

Andromeda, please read this extract from the forum's Posting Guidelines:

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[Tdol]

It's a pandemic: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html