New Delhi: United States President Donald Trump attacked China on Saturday, once again accusing him of spreading the coronavirus worldwide, and called for him to be held “fully responsible”.
Addressing the media in the White House lawns on the occasion of 244th Independence Day, he said: “We are producing gowns, masks, and surgical equipment … It was manufactured almost exclusively in foreign lands, in particular, China, where ironically this virus and others came from “.
“China’s secrecy, deception and cover-up allowed it to spread worldwide and China must be fully responsible,” he added.
We are producing gowns, masks and surgical equipment … It was made almost exclusively in foreign lands, in particular China, where ironically this virus and others came from. China’s secrecy, deception, and cover-up allowed it to spread across the world, and China must be fully responsible: US Pres. pic.twitter.com/Q3Fei4USbW
– ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2020
In particular, this comment by the President of the United States comes at a time when the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it will send a team next week to China to investigate whether SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, actually originated in the country.
Trump has been among those who have claimed time and time again that the virus originated in a laboratory in China and called for action against him. However, China has vehemently rejected all allegations in this regard.
The United States is the most affected country in the world due to coronavirus. So far, it has recorded almost 30 lakh cases of COVID-19, including 12 lakh active cases and 1.3 lakh deaths.
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