China virus

== English == === Etymology === From China +‎ virus, from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. === Noun === China virus (countable and uncountable, plural China viruses) (colloquial, sometimes offensive, neologism, derogatory) Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. 2020 December 6, tweet by Donald Trump: @RudyGiuliani […] has tested positive for the China Virus. (colloquial, sometimes offensive, derogatory) Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19. ==== Usage notes ==== Particularly in the United States, use of China virus and similar terms became associated with President Donald Trump and his party's attempt to minimize the threat from coronavirus. Separately, China protested to the WHO and media outlets that such terms unfairly blamed and stigmatized China and other East Asian people in a racist manner. ==== Related terms ==== Chinese virus, Wuhan coronavirus, Wuhanvirus, Wuhan virus, Wuhan flu, kung flu ==== Translations ====