US House Resolution Opposes Anti-Asian Coronavirus Rhetoric, Including Trumpࢀ™s ࢀ˜China Virusࢀ™

The resolution notes that U.S. health officials have said it is ࢀœinappropriate and inaccurate to call COVID-19 the ࢀ˜Chinese virus,’ࢀ and recommends that U.S. leaders combat misinformation and discrimination. There has been a surge of verbal and physical assaults on Asian-Americans since the coronavirus took hold in the United States, with advocacy groups and researchers reporting thousands of such incidents. ࢀœPassing #HRes908 sends a unified message that such bigotry, hatred & xenophobia will not be tolerated,ࢀ Meng said on Twitter. Since the novel coronavirus emerged in China late last year, the United States has had the most COVID-19 cases and…