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  • Sun. Dec 22nd, 2024

Donald Trump blames China’s ‘secrecy, cover-up’ for spread of Covid-19

Donald Trump blames China’s ‘secrecy, cover-up’ for spread of Covid-19

US President Donald Trump (AFP, file photo)

WASHINGTON: China must be held fully accountable for its “secrecy, deception and cover-up” that allowed it to spread the coronavirus all over the world, US President Donald Trump has said, upping the ante on Beijing over its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Addressing the nation for a second time in as many days on the occasion of 244th Independence Day on Saturday, President Trump touted the country’s “progress” against the Covid-19 disease despite a nationwide spike in the number of coronavirus cases.

“We have the manufacturing record for ventilators. We have the most and the finest testing anywhere in the world. We are producing gowns, masks, and surgical equipment in our country. It was almost exclusively made in foreig

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