Controversy broke out among Chinese netizens at an official press conference saying that a new coronavirus infection (Swine Corona) is a type of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

Chun Hwan-chun, a professor at Huazhong Agricultural University in China, said in a regular briefing on September 9 (local time) that Hubei's new corona was released.

Professor Chun said, "The new corona belongs to SARS and uses the same receptors as SARS." "It is 87.1% similar to SARS expressed in bats, 79.5% to SARS, and coronaviruses from Yunnan bat samples. Is 96% consistent. "

His remarks had the same meaning that the new corona was similar to SARS by experts, but not the same virus, but when he first started speaking, the word "new corona belongs to SARS" became a hot topic among Chinese netizens.

Chinese netizens first warned of the spread of the new corona, then were punished as a ghost diffuser in the Chinese police, and later recalled Li Yuan Liang, who was killed by the new corona.

Li Won received a patient report with coronavirus symptoms similar to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) last December 30 and shared it with a group chat room for college alumni.

At the time, he wrote, "There were seven SARS patients in Wuhan," and the captured picture of the chat room was posted on the Chinese Social Network Service (SNS).

Chinese netizens commented, "Lee Liang Li expressed the new corona in the chat room as SARS."

Prof. Chun, Hwan-chun's remarks spread rapidly to Wei Bo (Chinese Twitter).

Chinese media reported that Professor Chun Hwan-chun's remarks were mistaken, but Chinese netizens were angry with the idea of ​​Li Yuan.