An image being shared online claims a series of viral outbreaks, which occurred between 1957 and 2019, all originated in China. This is partly false.
The image shows a cartoon of Chinese President Xi Jinping kneeling next to rows of coffins, which are draped with flags from all over the world .
Below this the text reads: “1957-1958 – H2N2 originated in China. 1968-1969 – H3N2 originated in China. 1997-2004 – H5N1 originated in China. 2003 – SARS originated in China. 2006 – Bird Flu originated in China. 2009 – Swine Flu originated in China. 2013 – Porcine Pestivirus originated in China. 2019 – Covid-19 originated in China.”
The post is correct to state that COVID-19, the illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 , emerged in China. It was first detected in December 2019, in the Chinese city of Wuhan (
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