Austria leader: No point playing virus blame game

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said there is no sense in engaging in a "blame game" about who was "responsible" for the spread of the coronavirus.

Kurz was asked Friday whether the Austrian government will apologise to other countries for what happened in ski resorts such as Ischgl, where tourists were infected and carried the virus as far away as Iceland and Norway.

Kurz said that Austria responded earlier than other countries to the epidemic.

"I would never demand an apology from the Italians for Italian guests bringing the virus to Austrian ski resorts, because they certainly didn't do it deliberately," he added.

"It doesn't make sense to play an international blame game about who is responsible for this pandemic," Kurz said.

He said it's important to be self-critical and examine what could have been done better.