Trump's 'China virus' comments slammed

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, US President Donald Trump accused China of being responsible for the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
China has firmly rejected the comments.

Al Jazeera's James Bays reports.

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[manimavuso]

Hate him or love him, this man has balls of steel

[trishloiacono]

It is China who did this to the world! And I don’t feel it was an accident!

[DaveO]

yeah we all know CHINA MUST PAY when it all comes to an end

[broadkast]

It came from China. That is a fact.
Many illness and diseases are named after the places of origin.

Examples :

West Nile Virus
Named after the West Nile District of Uganda.

Guinea Worm
Named by European explorers for the Guinea coast of West Africa

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Named after the mountain range spreading across western North America

Lyme Disease
Named after a large outbreak of the disease occurred in Lyme and Old Lyme, Connecticut USA.

Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever
Named after its 1940s discovery in Omsk, Russia.

Ross River Fever
Named after a mosquito found to cause the disease in the Ross River of Queensland, Australia

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Named in 1976 for the Ebola River in Zaire located in central Africa.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Also known as “camel flu, ” MERS was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012

Norovirus
Named after Norwalk, Ohio USA.

Zika Fever
First discovered in 1947 and named after the Zika Forest in Uganda.

Japanese Encephalitis
Named after its first case in Japan in 1871.

Spanish Flu
While the true origins of the Spanish Flu remain unknown, the disease earned its name after Spain began to report deaths from the flu in its newspapers.

Lassa Fever
Named after the being found in Lassa, Nigeria in 1969.

Legionnaire’s Disease
Named in 1976 following an outbreak of people contracting the lung infection after attending an American Legion convention in Philadelphia USA.


So yeah, calling corona the China or Wuhan virus is completely understandable.

Or should we rename all diseases to protect soft minded fragile sensibilities of the permanently offended ? ?

Grow up.

[ΔημήτρηςΓεωργακο]

Admit it guys... It does come from China....

[lenshin]

He is always right dude open your eyes see the enemy and who is trying to protect onces own country

[DoACarl]

Leave it to President Thrump to speak his mind and expose to Truth!

[gaur]

Lol China complaining about being BULLIED, LOL THAT IS GOLD

[Lagoost]

President Trump, allow WHO to investigate what is going on at Fort Detrick military lab in Maryland please, i am curious as many people are asking the same..

[ryanmax-grappler]

Anyone notice that china speaks to itself in a third person

[peterchan]

Very sad America u yourself not capable to look after your country AND BLAME OTHER'S shame on U.

[JMoney-hbup]

Honestly one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard in my life.

[seanthe]

This is the only time Trump is 100% correct.

[stopthelies]

A Guilty person keeps pointing fingers to other..
Be a man Trump...

[RYANG]

China when Trump was in office: Quit bulling me 😂

China when Biden is in office: Thank you for sucking my toe good sir.

[kadrikada]

trump said it will go away, we are in great shape, the April heat will come and it will go away. he said confidently.

[opnwndo]

Today in the future...he was correct again.

[GlitznGlamourUS]

It would be great if all these leaders work together on figuring out how to cure this disease.

[stopthelies]

China keep on Developing nation
West seeking ways to keep on destroying it

[factsdontcareaboutyourfeel]

Yesterday I said “water is wet” and I immediately got “cancelled”