China's foreign ministry on Monday objected to the expression 'Wuhan coronavirus' — saying the name will 'stigmatize' the country — following recent claims from Beijing that the virus may not have originated in China at all.
That may win some hearts and shift the perception that China did not contain the virus effectively in its early days, said one analyst.
There's "a switch in gear for the propaganda machine in China where they are talking about sending masks overseas, sending assistance to other countries that need it, talking about these kind of laudable medical achievements that they've made and how they can share the information," said Kassam"They started dispelling or trying to dispel the idea that the virus came from Wuhan and so, with that shift, I think you have a lot of countries that need help that don't have...
"The epidemic is a global challenge. The right move should be working together to fight it, which means no place for rumors and prejudice," Zhao said at the same press briefing last week. "We need science, reason and cooperation to drive out ignorance and bias." "Many countries are slow in responding to COVID-19. Coronavirus overwhelmed hospitals in Wuhan in a short time. China dispatched over 40,000 medical workers to support Wuhan," the paper's chief editor tweeted recently. "No other country has this mobilization capability. They must try utmost to prevent situation from worsening."
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