People say "China Virus" to be racist and political. Everyone knows the person is referring to COVID-19. Trump calling it "China Virus" or "Kung-Flu" is overt racism or some level of superiority. People who call it that are almost all MAGA dorks. Regardless of whether it's just a term, a term can be offensive depending on how and what purpose it is used for.
The variant names are an easy way to describe the different variants and is done without any racist or superiority attempt. We don't say the UK variant as a way to score political points or insult a country. We could certainly change the names of the variants, but at this point, no one is attacking Brits, South Africans, or Indians for spreading variants
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