The answer is seemingly self-explanatory, yet Google search trends would suggest otherwise. In an unfortunate case of word association, people are apparently confused by a presumed connection between the coronavirus and Corona beer. Meanwhile, as Boing Boing reported in a post titled “No, coronavirus has nothing to do with Corona beer,” search interest in “corona beer virus,” “beer virus” and “beer coronavirus” has increased since Jan. 18. In the case of “corona beer virus,” searches have since surged by 2,300 per cent; interest in “beer coronavirus” has increased by 3,233 per cent. Corona Extra, the best-selling Mexican beer in the world, has nothing to do with the coronavirus, just to get that out of the way.

Source: National Post January 29, 2020 16:07 UTC