China virus

Etymology
From 🇰🇲, from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

Noun

 * , the virus that causes COVID-19.
 * 1) * 2020 December 6, tweet by :
 * @RudyGiulianihas tested positive for the China Virus.
 * , the disease COVID-19.

Usage notes
Particularly in the United States, use of China virus and similar terms became associated with President and '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.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 中國病毒, 中國病毒
 * German: China-Virus, Chinavirus, chinesischer Virus, chinesisches Virus
 * Japanese: 武漢肺炎, 武漢ウイルス