President Donald Trump has once again accused China of the worldwide spread of the deadly coronavirus, which has killed more than 450,000 people and infected more than 8.5 million people worldwide to date, calling it the disease. of “kung flu”.
Donald Trump, at his first election rally in three months Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said COVID-19 is a disease with more names than any other disease in history.
“I can name – Kung flu. I can name 19 different versions of names. Many call it a virus, which it is. Many call it a flu. What a difference. I think we have 19 or 20 versions of the name, “Donald Says Trump.
The American president was playing with the term “Kung Fu” which refers to the practice of Chinese martial arts.
In his remarks, Donald Trump also used terms such as “Chinese virus” to refer to COVID-19.
According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the United States is the most affected country with more than 2.2 million cases and more than 1,19,000 deaths.
COVID-19, which hailed from Wuhan city in China in December of last year, also hit the world economy, with the International Monetary Fund saying the world economy is expected to experience a “severe recession”.
Scientists are trying to find a vaccine or medication for its treatment.
Donald Trump, 74, is seeking re-election in the presidential elections in November this year against former Vice President Joe Biden, 77, who is the Democratic Party candidate.
During the electoral rally in Oklahoma, the American president also claimed victory over the pandemic.
