NBC News Correspondent Says Coronavirus 'Is a Bat Virus, Not a China Virus'

Daily Caller ^ | March 18, 2020 | Peter Hasson

[CheshireTheCat]

NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said Wednesday that the COVID-19 coronavirus “is a bat virus, not a China virus.”...He also argued that “China certainly feels that” referring to the virus as the “Chinese virus” amounts to “scapegoating.”“This is a virus that came from the territory of China but came from bats,” he continued. “This is a bat virus, not a China virus.”

[CheshireTheCat]

This is just batty.

If a virus were found to have emanated from fleas on raccoons living in Hell, MI, it would be known as "Hell fever," or something like that.

[nickcarraway]

We don’ know that.

[The Accused]

It’s a Batty China virus.

[brownsfan]

The Chinese haven’t bought just our politicians.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Bow to their Chinese masters ....just like the NBA

[Responsibility2nd]

A bat virus?

And just who imported those bats in Wuhan?

Russians maybe?

[ConservativeInPA]

China can save face some other day.

[sheehan]

I smell desperation by the corrupt media...

Trump is winning the narrative.

[newnhdad]

“Chinese Bat virus” works too..

[McGavin999]

They need to stop this crap. Do people discriminate against the people of Lyme CT because of Lyme disease? Petty people pick on petty things. It shows just how shallow this guy is.

[dowcaet]

China paying NBC’s bills and salaries!

[struggle]

TRY AGAIN

[subterfuge]

No, it’s a China virus.

[Jewbacca]

So calling “Lyme Disease” is racist against people in Lyme, CT?

And Ebloa is racist against people who live on the Ebloa River?

What a silly reporter.

[timestax]

[ClearCase_guy]

“Holy Kung flu, Bat-virus!”

[crazyhorse691]

And only weak willed children believe that fairytale Mr. Foreign Correspondent

[Spruce]

The President was very clear. “We know where it came from. It came from China.”

[amihow]

It is a Chinese bat virus.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Right - the bats run unclean, unsafe open-air markets featuring live wild animals which are slaughtered on the spot for customers. When will those bats learn?