COVID 19 China trying to rewrite history Outbreak in the central city of Wuhan. A mysterious respiratory illness, with similarities to SARS… The CORONA VIRUS. Doctors now say that the virus can be transmitted from person to person. That's troubling. In January, China's own health officials linked the outbreak to this food market in Wuhan. Most evidence still points to Wuhan as the likely origin of the epidermic. Now China increasing vocal that the virus could have first emerged in other parts of the world. Italy, the worst-hit epicenter in Europe is the latest country to be blamed. Chinese state media have sized on comments by an Italian doctor to suggest the virus originated in Italy. The doctor is now accusing China of twisting his words. China's state media reported he said an outbreak was observed in Italy before it had occurred in China. The doctor in Italy denies ever saying that. But still the claim has circulated widely in China. A trending hashtag on his a...