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Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Nobody: 3:00pm On Mar 17, 2020
Judybash93:


HIV probably originated from Africa... So, the joke is on us
1st documented HIV was from USA in '81

Not 'probably'!!
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Shaprara: 3:01pm On Mar 17, 2020
Absolutely.

If China isn’t the origin, why didn’t it close it borders, it obvious if it was from another country China would lock its borders quickly.

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Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by jasman1: 3:02pm On Mar 17, 2020
That's what it is, a Chinese Virus

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Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Sheriman(m): 3:04pm On Mar 17, 2020
Is Facebook Adbreak Eligible in Nigeria??
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by OnPointMan(m): 3:05pm On Mar 17, 2020
Trump! Baba wehreh!!
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Nobody: 3:07pm On Mar 17, 2020
nextstep:
Spanish flu, Asian flu, Hong Kong flu, Russian flu, Chinese flu... what's the outrage about? cool

If it had started in Nigeria, you can bet the Chinese would have called it Nigerian flu. (technically, 尼日利亚 简体), but you get my point
Let them celebrate their addition to the history of flu pandemics jare. grin

Ebola virus, Marburg virus, Gambian trypanosomiasis, West Nile virus, Lassa fever, German measles, Guinea worm...

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Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Shaprara: 3:11pm On Mar 17, 2020
alezzy13:


Abeg tell your darling Trump to ensure sufficient test kits are available so the millions can get tested.

Stupid distractions at this point will not cut it, thanks.

Of course Testing kits are available, and now there will be more, no one said testing kits weren’t available in the US, but counties in the US and the hospitals in those rural areas were not set up for this and besides if China has been honest from onset, Italy, Spain and US, Uk and other will not be what it is today.

And get this there’s true federalism in the US, where governors and mayor are responsible for there states, what the federal government does is support and give whatever the states need to carry out whatever they need to do, to boost that Trump reached out the private institutions to help with testing and logistics. Now all private labs and health institutions can carry out tests on there own and just so you know a test is not free in the US you have to pay a lot of money for it but trump made sure testing is free at no cost to the government or the individual. He has done a pretty fine and good job. Compared to Italy and Spain, Iran who operate on socialized medicine meaning the government is total control of health, so in a pandemic like this the government can not handle it ever hence the reason the private partnership in US is good, they have 3k+ cases and 68deaths, 70+ recovered. Only two states have over 500cases, 1/4 of the country is about 50-100, half of the country is 10-20, and the rest is 1-5, and West Virginia has no case at all.
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Omenaalanka: 3:11pm On Mar 17, 2020
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voltron14:

Provide evidence.
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Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Shaprara: 3:13pm On Mar 17, 2020
voltron14:

Provide evidence.

https://twitter.com/zlj517/status/1238269193427906560?s=21

Check this out on twitter, this is the spokesperson of the foreign affairs ministry of China
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by mauchiz: 3:14pm On Mar 17, 2020
It is Chinese virus,they hug transformer if they want.
Look at how they distributed there virus to the whole world, people are dying because of them.


If that is what racism is all about, who cares

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Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by tatatar: 3:15pm On Mar 17, 2020
Angelfrost:


I have sir... And I will continue to seriously beg to differ!!! grin

Even then, it won't affect or offend me if anyone called it African Virus. Life is just too short to take offence at everything.

How often do you take offence when terms like Ebola, Lassa Fever, and Spanish Flu are freely used, even in elite and international circles??!...
There is no law that says it must be named after a place or people,lots of such viruses weren't.There wasnt a sort of naming ceremony were it was decided it will be called a spanish flu or so on.The name such things would be widely known by can be quite unpredictable- For one reason or another the "Spanish flu" and so on was what people came to know it by,hence that's why it's used,and I don't find any offence with that.I'll do find an offence when,for example,you leave the recognisable name such as HIV and start calling it the African virus undecided
Clearly,it shows you have an ill intention in using that term.
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Shaprara: 3:15pm On Mar 17, 2020
voltron14:

Provide evidence.


https://twitter.com/amblinsongtian/status/1239453193689587712?s=21

China Ambassador to South Africa quoting the article of the Spoxman.
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by wabbyland(m): 3:16pm On Mar 17, 2020
aremuforlife:

Yes, it originate from China and they discharged the last patient in Wuhan yesterday

http://savingtherepublic.com/blog/2020/03/does-this-study-from-2015-prove-coronavirus-came-from-a-wuhan-lab/
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Ishitinyourlife: 3:21pm On Mar 17, 2020
He is a well known racist but in this case I don't pity the Chinese, I will gladly call it the Chinese virus if it will make them uncomfortable, I just don't like them.

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Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by shine12: 3:28pm On Mar 17, 2020
nextstep:


As if the Chinese have been innocent of racism. Read up on their propaganda against Japan, Korea, Vietnam, USA, Kenya, Nigeria... not saying it's right, but what you said about USA is very applicable - even more so - to China.

Yes, the Chinese has a racist history but I thought we shouldn't be using wrong to justify more wrong. The world have had enough of bigotry, religious intolerance, evil ideologies, extermination of other races, fascism etc.

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Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by ikevictor: 3:28pm On Mar 17, 2020
I sure say people wet de side China an people wey US embassy don deny visa

Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by prophetvaliance: 3:30pm On Mar 17, 2020
mvem:
I see nothing wrong sha, should be properly called wuhan virus. Spanish flu from Spain, Ebola from a town Ebola in Congo, Lassa from a village in Borno... So ?
Bros, it's not stated anywhere that it must be named after the place where it originated from... Corona virus already has a name, leaving that name to call it the Chinese Virus is racist bro...

It's like waking up one morning and calling Lassa fever the Nigerian fever..

PS. Spanish flu didn't originate from Spain.
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by FancyDaddy: 3:32pm On Mar 17, 2020
Let's pretend Corona is an Olympic Sport. First to stop the virus takes the Gold Medal. Now the virus is slowing down in Xhina.

Dating scam was named as Nigerian Scam in Cyberspace. I don't see anything wrong if the Virus is referenced as Xhina Virus.

Why do alot of people complain on whatever Trump Trumpet aloud.

Not everybody can pretend, only born Actress or an Actor can easily be diplomatic on naked truth. I guess Trump is not an Actor. But that should not be an offence in anyway.
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by blowjohn(m): 3:35pm On Mar 17, 2020
Charly68:
This Baba is an enigma..he makes me laugh daily ,very radical in his approach to everything and a goal getter ..nothing do you Mr President

Gbam! U said it all.
The man too much abeg
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by blowjohn(m): 3:37pm On Mar 17, 2020
prophetvaliance:
Bros, it's not stated anywhere that it must be named after the place where it originated from... Corona virus already has a name, leaving that name to call it the Chinese Virus is racist bro...

It's like waking up one morning and calling Lassa fever the Nigerian fever..

PS. Spanish flu didn't originate from Spain.


Oga lassa fever is Nigerian fever weda u like it or not.
Nothing racist there
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by backnbeta(f): 3:41pm On Mar 17, 2020
Psalmy2cute:
China did say American soldiers brought the flu to their country... this is more like a clap back to me.. "chinese virus" grin grin
Gbam! Let's call a spade a spade... it's Chinese flu undecided
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Zenithpeak(m): 3:46pm On Mar 17, 2020
Isn't it a Chinese virus?

The problem is always Trump and not the tweet.
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by mvem(m): 3:49pm On Mar 17, 2020
prophetvaliance:
Bros, it's not stated anywhere that it must be named after the place where it originated from... Corona virus already has a name, leaving that name to call it the Chinese Virus is racist bro...

It's like waking up one morning and calling Lassa fever the Nigerian fever..

PS. Spanish flu didn't originate from Spain.
like I said Wuhan Virus would have been appropriate... Isn't it the white guyz that called lassa, lassa fever because of the town they discovered it...same as Ebola...If is racism those Chinese guy are no better...
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Gordieshegz(m): 3:51pm On Mar 17, 2020
themonk:

China didn't say...someone in China said.

It's a different ball game when the president of a country calls it a Chinese virus.


Bros, I have been sympathetic to China, from the outset, on this outbreak. Still, I won't argue to support their errors.

Lijian Zhao, who was responsible for the statement, is a very top official in China.

Imagine Garba Shehu remarked negatively on Cameroon and you think the Cameroonians wouldn't take his voice as Buhari's?
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by guy222: 3:53pm On Mar 17, 2020
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bros dont rush to comment whenever you smoke weed, calm down for like two hours.
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Skymason20(m): 3:56pm On Mar 17, 2020
Awol1:
Isn't that what it is?

By the way, who still remembers the date that TB Joshua said the virus will disappear?

Because I'm counting down o.
grin inside life grin
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by TheShopKeeper(m): 3:56pm On Mar 17, 2020
...Very dangerous statement...with the way some Asia looking people have been attacked and assaulted...

Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Dpaulie(m): 4:02pm On Mar 17, 2020
Why the outrage? Is it not a Chinese virus? As if Ebola was not named after where it was just discovered
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by sapientia(m): 4:02pm On Mar 17, 2020
Trump that will still tweet it again.

When Chinese Foreign Affair official said USA imported it to China, I knew there will be a clapback but never expected it from father clapback.
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Nobody: 4:25pm On Mar 17, 2020
helinues:
Another reckless statement from Trump

No, it is not a reckless statement. It is a subtle message to China. Remember weeks back, some Chinese officials where claiming the corona virus was brought to China by some America soldiers. Now, if you look at the incubation period of this infection, you it is not possible. Except you are telling me the US soldiers were immune to the disease b4 taking it to China.

So, leave trump. Na China first start the rough play

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Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by Angelfrost(m): 4:34pm On Mar 17, 2020
tatatar:

There is no law that says it must be named after a place or people,lots of such viruses weren't.There wasnt a sort of naming ceremony were it was decided it will be called a spanish flu or so on.The name such things would be widely known by can be quite unpredictable- For one reason or another the "Spanish flu" and so on was what people came to know it by,hence that's why it's used,and I don't find any offence with that.I'll do find an offence when,for example,you leave the recognisable name such as HIV and start calling it the African virus undecided
Clearly,it shows you have an ill intention in using that term.

Chief, I understand the very thrust of your argument... There is no mistaking the fact that Trump was indirectly condescending and insulting in his choice of terminology.

I'm all about not making a mountain out of a mold hill, which would ultimately serve the troll's (In this case, Trump's) satisfaction or pleasure.
Re: Trump Calls COVID’19 A “Chinese Virus” by donaldfafree(m): 4:35pm On Mar 17, 2020
Ode
Sonnobax15:
shocked









Deep down in TRUMP'S little heart,he knows it is an AMERICAN-VIRUS...we've seen alot of their movies,whereby exposing different viruses seems too easy to them...hence,one shouldn't be fooled that such characters scripted by hollywood movies directors wouldn't be easily portrayed in real life...so,i hereby declear COVID-19 a made in U.S.A Virus.

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