SOMEONE ON FACEBOOK TOLD ME THAT “WUHAN FLU” IS RACIST. SHE DIDN’T HAVE ANSWERS ON WHETHER WE SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO THE SPANISH ABOUT THAT UNPLEASANT AFFAIR IN 1918 AND ALSO COULDN’T EXPLAIN WHY THAT PHRASE ONLY BECAME RACIST WHEN THE LEFT DECIDED IT WAS.

BUT THAT’S FINE. IF WUHAN FLU IS RACIST, WE WILL NOW CALL IT THIS: