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U.S. Or China: Coronavirus Origin Sparks Twitter War

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March 17, 2020

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By Ayodele Oluwafemi

President Donald Trump’s famous twitter handle has swirled a global controversy after he described the deadly coronavirus as a “Chinese Virus.”

President Trump made the depiction as he reiterated the determination of the US government to powerfully support industries affected by what he described as the “Chinese Virus.”

The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 16, 2020

The deadly virus, Covid-19, popularly known as Coronavirus started in the small city of Wuhan in China.

Coronavirus has spread through to many countries of the world, as at the time of filing this report, statistics gathered by Aljazeera (17th March 2020) showed that 182, 407 total cases, 79,433 recovered, and 7,154 deaths as a result of the virus.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Total Cases – 182,407
Recovered – 79,433
Mortality – 7,154

Earlier, some Chinese officials had attributed the virus to US military officers, who visited China.

The depiction has inevitably led to a brouhaha over the origin of the virus and who should be blamed between the United States and China.

GreenwhiteGreen gathered the following tweets:

This is not a Chinese virus or an American virus. It’s a global pandemic. Leaders have to lead & protect all people. https://t.co/1UL2RytXHp
— Amnesty International (@amnesty) March 17, 2020

It wasn't fair or accurate to call the 1918 pandemic the Spanish flu, but that's what it's now called (except in Spain, where it's "the 1918 flu pandemic"). But a deliberate effort to rename Covid-19 as the "Chinese virus" strikes me as an exercise in xenophobia and scapegoating. https://t.co/PDWgUE8NFX
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) March 17, 2020

Stop trying to demonize others as a form of ceding responsibility.

There is no such thing as a “Chinese Virus” and you know it. https://t.co/aesInMayKV
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) March 17, 2020

This kind of fucked up racist rhetoric will lead to even more hate crimes & ostracization against East Asian communities, specifically Chinese people. A president should bring us together during the darkest, most traumatic times of our lives, not turn us against each other. https://t.co/kZ0NOPnxMK
— Wendy Lu (@wendyluwrites) March 16, 2020

Calling it a “Chinese Virus” makes me incredibly sad. I’m a proud American (happen to be born in China), who is an American thru & thru. This global ? virus knows no race, no creed, or ethnic origin. Let’s conquer #COVID19 together, not apart.? https://t.co/Pzpvy3PAiD
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 17, 2020

Those who call #COVID2019 as Wuhan Virus or as Trump calls it Chinese Virus shd know that WHO has a guideline on how to name a new Human Infectious disease so not to cause offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups. https://t.co/lsea7qL4od
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) March 17, 2020

"Chinese virus" is racist because it is used with racist intent by racists (eg, Donald Trump).

It really is that simple.#Racism101
— Skeletorus ✪ (@Skeletor80) March 17, 2020

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