The COVID-19 infection of viral origin, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, better known as the (new) Coronavirus ... such a complex sentence which can lead to so much confusion, with more or less awareness. This article talks about emergency communications, dealing with the words involved with the pandemic. Some were predominant at the start, others have been used more by the media waiting for the number of infections to peak and others are still on the horizon. This article was written during the days when the total number of contagions was presumed to have peaked in Italy, so it will be interesting to find out together if the future will hold other details, in addition to those identified so far.