Just like the West Nile virus, the Ebola virus, the Amazon Zika virus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the Hong Kong flu, the Spanish flu, etc. Viral outbreaks are named after the area where it started.
Yes, the leftist scum acted as if Trump had done something new and somehow was being a bigot, when in reality he was just following accepted tradition in such matters.
THE NYT FINALLY ADMITS THAT SCIENTISTS WORKED WITH LEFTIST POLITICIANS TO REPRESS EVIDENCE POINTING TO THE WUHAN LAB LEAK BEING THE CAUSE OF COVID-19. THIS IS BECAUSE IT WAS MORE IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO PAINT TRUMP AS A BIGOT FOR CALLING IT THE CHINA VIRUS THAN TO ADMIT THAT . . . IT WAS THE CHINA-VIRUS.