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Updated March 22nd, 2020 at 16:25 IST

Trump accuses China of being 'very secretive' about coronavirus outbreak

US President Donald Trump has criticized China for being ‘very secretive’ about the coronavirus outbreak and not giving the world a warning.

Reported by: Shubham Bose
Trump says China has been 'very secretive' about coronavirus outbreak
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US President Donald Trump has criticised China for being ‘very secretive’ about the coronavirus outbreak.  According to reports, Trump has also claimed that the United States and the world would have better prepared if China had given the world ‘advanced warning’ about the impending crisis. Trump made the comments during a press conference on March 21.

'Disappointed' with China

As per reports, Trump has denied reports that US intelligence had not been warned about the coronavirus in January and February. Trump further claimed that America only found out about the virus when it came out publicly. President Trump claimed that China was not at all a beneficiary of the coronavirus epidemic and that they had gone through hell but he wishes that China would have been more open and shared information about the virus earlier.

As per reports, Trump has been holding news briefings with the press almost every day and each of those press briefings has lasted more than an hour. Trump told reporters that he shares a very good relationship with President Xi Jinping of China but had been very disappointed that Beijing was ‘dishonest’ and ‘slow’ in alerting the world about the virus.

Read: Donald Trump On COVID-19: From Saying 'it's Under Control' To Declaring National Emergency

Read: Standardized Tests Cancelled In The United States, Says US President Donald Trump

Trump has repeatedly reiterated that the US did not know about the virus until it became public knowledge and that he did not ignore warnings from intelligence services. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton in a recent tweet has held China responsible for the coronavirus epidemic.

The novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has claimed more than 13,069 lives across the world and has infected over 308,463 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. The United States has reported over 26,000 cases and almost 400 coronavirus deaths.

Read: Donald Trump Claims 'no Need For Nationwide Lockdown' Despite Steep Rise In Cases

Read: Jeremy Lin Takes Offence To Donald Trump Terming Coronavirus As ‘Chinese Virus’

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Published March 22nd, 2020 at 16:25 IST

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