This morning a White House official referred to #Coronavirus as the “Kung-Flu” to my face. There’s nothing not to agree.”Critics of the president and his allies say terms such as “Chinese virus” and “Wuhan virus” are inaccurate and unhelpful, because the World Health Organization refers to the pathogen as the coronavirus. ADADIt also has led to incidents of stereotyping and worse for Asian Americans. Some are being hit hard by the Chinese Virus, some are being hit practically not at all. This response does more harm than good and creates a culture of fear among Asian Americans, Chu said.

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2020 21:37 UTC