US accuses China of withholding critical coronavirus-related information

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated his charges and accused China of withholding information that could prove critical in preventing furr escalation of coronavirus cases. Mike Pompeo while talking on a rio program said that Beijing's delay in providing world with information has created risk for people across globe. Pompeo also attacked Chinese Communist Party for allegedly engaging in disinformation and cover-up. 

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Pompeo furr accused Russia and Iran of playing on China's line and waging disinformation campaigns about COVID-19. Pompeo alleged that China, Iran and Russia are talking about virus coming from US Army and possibility of it originating in Italy. Pompeo said that y're doing this to deflect responsibility. Secretary of State said that this is an ongoing global crisis and urged countries to act responsibly and in a transparent way to help global community tackle outbreak. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19 has claimed more than 18,900 lives across world and has infected nearly 4,22,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last week, however, Italy surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due to COVID-19. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally.  

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Spain, and Iran are most affected countries after Italy and China, where, as of March 24 combined death toll stands at 4,925. France has w also joined list of countries that have recorded more than 1,000 deaths. Health experts believe that hotspot could soon shift to United States, where 782 people have died so far, out of 52,881 confirmed cases that country has recorded since January 2020.

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