Arab Media Accuses Corona Virus of American And Israeli Conspiracy for Chinese Opponents

Reports in Arab media accused the United States (US) and Israel of being behind the creation and spread of the corona virus as part of the economic and psychological warfare against China, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

One report in the Saudi Arabian newspaper, Al-Watan claims it is no coincidence that the corona virus does not exist in the US and Israel, even though America has 12 confirmed cases.

"The 'magical' virus was found yesterday in China; tomorrow it will be found in Egypt, but it will not be found today, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow in the US or Israel, or in poor countries like Burundi or the Comoro Islands," the report said, quoted from The Jerusalem Post, Tuesday (11/2).

The US and Israel have also been accused of being behind other outbreaks in recent years in China and in the Arab world.

New Type of War?

In early February, the Syrian newspaper Al-Thawra also claimed the corona virus and other outbreaks were part of the US-China war.

"From Ebola, Zika, SARS, bird flu and swine flu, anthrax and mad cow disease to the (corona) virus - (all) this deadly virus is produced by the US and threatens to wipe out people in the world," the report said.

"(The US) has transformed biological warfare into a new type of war, with which it intends to change the rules of the game and shift conflict with the people (people) away from the conventional path."

Egypt News Site Report

A report from the Egyptian news site, Vetogate.com, further discussed this conspiracy theory, specifically describing why Wuhan was chosen as the center of the spread of the virus.

"American factories are the first to produce every type of virus and bacteria, from the deadly smallpox virus and the PES virus to all the viruses we have seen in recent years, such as mad cow disease and swine flu," the site said.

"Wuhan, the city now hit by the (corona) virus, is an industrial city, but it is after all the eighth richest city in China after Shanghai."

Guangzhou, Beijing, Tianjin, and Hong Kong, are major cities in China. While Wuhan is at the bottom of the list of major cities. Thus, the report said, making it a suitable place for the US to take action.

"The level of health services there is definitely lower than in big cities and more important," he said.

The site added, there are economic motives in the spread of this outbreak. The mastermind who is thought to be behind this outbreak will reap billions of dollars spent by China on emergency treatment and medicine.

"Which, by the way, will be produced by Israeli companies," he blamed.

More than 37,000 people worldwide have been infected with the corona virus as the epidemic continues to spread. The current death toll is more than 900 people.