Japanese-American figure skating female single player Mirai Nagasu (27) was concerned that the spread of coronavirus infection-19 (corona 19) is leading to racism.

"I am proud to be an Asian American," Nagas said through his social network service account on the 20th (Korea Time). "I am not Chinese, but it is inconvenient to call Corona 19 a Chinese virus.

"I learned that all human beings are equal regardless of race, gender and ethnicity," he said. "I hope many people are watching racial discrimination, and that many are trying to overcome racial discrimination." Said.

This article seems to be aimed at President Donald Trump, who expressed Corona 19 as the Chinese virus.

President Trump recently referred to Corona 19 as the Chinese virus and said that the expression "is from China and is not racist at all."

This is in line with the World Health Organization's (WHO) guidelines not to use names that include local names, etc. in relation to virus names.

After President Trump's remarks, Asian sports stars in the United States began to voice their voices little by little.

Taiwanese American basketball player Jeremy Lin (32) posted on his social media on April 19 to President Trump, "I hope you can comfort those who are vulnerable to the spreading virus and your racism."

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