US House Resolution Opposes Anti-Asian Coronavirus Rhetoric, Including Trump’s ‘China Virus’


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The resolution notes that U.S. health officials have said it is “inappropriate and inaccurate to call COVID-19 the ‘Chinese virus,'” 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. “Passing #HRes908 sends a unified message that such bigotry, hatred & xenophobia will not be tolerated,” 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...