Opposition contender Yoon calls COVID-19 'Wuhan virus'


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People Power Party presidential contender Yoon Seok-youl speaks during a meeting with a group of healthcare experts at his election camp in Jongno District, Seoul, Thursday. Joint Press Corps PPP contender criticized for instigating unnecessary anti-China sentiment By Nam Hyun-woo Yoon Seok-youl, a presidential contender from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), again created a stir with his rhetoric, by referring to COVID-19 as "the Wuhan virus." He also denounced the Moon Jae-in administration's decision not to place a travel ban on incoming travelers from China in the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, calling it "political...