Published 14:23 IST, March 13th 2020

Chinese official says US Army might have brought coronavirus to Wuhan

A Chinese official made a sensational claim saying it might be the United States army who brought the coronavirus to Wuhan which later turned into a pandemic.

Reported by: Kunal Gaurav
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A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson me a sensational claim saying it might be United States army who brought coronavirus to Wuhan which later turned into a pandemic. After National Security viser of United States raised apprehensions about China’s transparency over coronavirus cases, spokesperson Lijian Zhao took to Twitter questioning about patient zero of US.

Lijian shared a video of Robert Redfield, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), testifying to a US House Committee where he mitted that some presumable influenza deaths were posthumously diagsed as COVID-19 case. He also asked US to be transparent and make data on number of cases and names of hospital public.

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spokesperson also shared an article published on website of Cana-based Centre for Research on Globalization which claimed that re has furr evidence that virus originated in United States. article, written by Larry Romaff, claimed that Japanese and Taiwanese researchers have determined that new coronavirus “almost certainly originated in US” since that country is only one kwn to have all five s.

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'US turns deaf ear'

Ar China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang dismissed claims of US official saying countries like Singapore and South Korea took necessary measures and put epidemics under control because y me full use of this precious time China bought for world. Refusing to comment on wher Washington’s response to pandemic is open and transparent, he ded that someone in US still turns a deaf ear to international appraisal on China.

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“As for wher US availed itself of this window to enhance preparedness, we do t comment, but I believe fact is witnessed by all in America and across globe,” said Shuang at regular press conference on March 12.

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14:23 IST, March 13th 2020