A G-7 joint statement on coronavirus failed because the U.S. insisted on calling it the 'Wuhan virus'

Representatives from the Group of Seven met Wednesday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, but they couldn't agree on a joint statement to release to the public afterwards.German newspaper Der Spiegel initially reported the disagreement had to do with the United States' insistence that the novel coronavirus be called the "Wuhan virus," in reference to where the pathogen originated. The other countries, including Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Japan, winced at the notion,