China pushing conspiracy theory, accuses US of bringing coronavirus to Wuhan

The Republic of China has accused the United States of America of bringing the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19 to Wuhan.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian in a strongly worded tweet, written in English on his verified Twitter account said the US lacked transparency and also claimed that coronavirus was brought to the city of Wuhan by the U.S. military.

“When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected? What are the names of the hospitals? It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!” Zhao wrote.

Earlier on Thursday, Zhao’s fellow Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang criticized US officials for “immoral and irresponsible” comments that blamed Beijing’s response to the coronavirus for worsening the global impact of the pandemic.

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Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, the wife of Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has tested positive to the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19 which has spread across the globe.

A statement by the Canadian government on Friday revealed that Sophie had returned from a speaking engagement in Britain and was showing mild flu-like symptoms and would remain in isolation

“The Prime Minister is in good health with no symptoms. As a precautionary measure and following the advice of doctors, he will be in isolation for a planned period of 14 days,” the statement added.

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