UN expert terms coronavirus-related expressions of xenophobia 'irresponsible' 

A UN expert on Monday said that adopting an alternative name for the coronavirus with geographic references and expressions of xenophobia is "irresponsible" and "discriminatory."

"It's dismaying to witness state officials – including the President of the United States – adopting alternative names for the COVID-19 coronavirus," Tendayi Achiume, UN's special rapporteur on racism, stressed in a media statement.

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