Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Accuses US Military of Bringing Corona Virus to Wuhan

News24xx.com - A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday claimed the US military might have brought the Corona virus to Wuhan city, the initial location of the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

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Allegations were made Zhao through his Twitter account, which has 287 thousand followers. Friday March 13 2020.

"This is so amazing that it changed a lot of things that I used to believe," Zhao wrote in his official account.

The US Embassy in Beijing did not respond to Zhao's accusations. Zhao's accusation seems to be related to the participation of the US Army in the international Military World Games held in Wuhan in October, which was attended by more than 100 countries.

"When did the zero patient begin in the US? How many people are infected? What is the name of the hospital? Maybe it's the US Army that brought the epidemic to Wuhan, "Zhao wrote. "Be transparent! Make your data public! WE owe an explanation! "

The hashtag topic "Zhao Lijian sent five consecutive tweets questioning the US" has been read more than 4.7 million times on Weibo, a social media similar to Twitter in China. Many Chinese citizens praised the diplomatic rhetoric.

The corona virus or Covid-19, its official name, was classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. This virus first appeared in December 2019 in Wuhan City.

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The virus then spread to at least 118 countries infecting 130,000 people and causing more than 4,900 deaths.

Zhao last week told reporters in a weekly briefing, "there is no conclusion yet about the origin of the virus." He considered there was an "ulterior motive" in labeling the virus originating in China. He quoted Zhong Nanshan, a Chinese respiratory expert who had referred to Covid-19, that the corona virus might not originate from China.

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