Donald Trump blames China's 'secrecy, cover-up' for spread of Covid-19

Trump has expressed disappointment over China's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the past

China must be held fully accountable for its "secrecy, deception and cover-up" that allowed it to spread the coronavirus all over the world, US President Donald Trump has said, upping the ante on Beijing over its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak. Addressing the nation for a second time in as many days on the occasion of 244th Independence Day on Saturday, President Trump touted the country's "progress" against the Covid-19 disease despite a nationwide spike in the number of coronavirus cases.

China must be held fully accountable for its "secrecy, deception and cover-up" that allowed it to spread the coronavirus all over the world, US President Donald Trump has said, upping the ante on Beijing over its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak. Addressing the nation for a second time in as many days on the occasion of 244th Independence Day on Saturday, President Trump touted the country's "progress" against the Covid-19 disease despite a nationwide spike in the number of coronavirus cases.

On Friday, Trump made a direct appeal to disaffected white voters four months before Election Day, accusing protesters who have pushed for racial justice of engaging in a "merciless campaign to wipe out our history.".. Read More

Coronavirus : India records 100 deaths in a day, 66 from Tamil Nadu

India coronavirus LIVE updates: Maharashtra cases at 27,524, Tamil Nadu 9,674, Delhi 8,470. Stay tuned with Business Standard for Covid 19 LIVE updates on corona cases and death toll worldwide

Coronavirus India update: The total number of coronavirus cases in India has been rising constantly. The country now is just a whisker from overtaking China — from where the virus originated. India’s tally of cases now stands at 82,052 and 2,649 people have died of infections so far, according to Worldometer data. Maharashtra govt decides to extend lockdown in Mumbai MMR, PMC, Aurangabad, Malegaon, Solapur till May 31, according to media reports. Will Central extend the nationwide lockdown a third time beyond May 17? Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked chief ministers to submit their Lockdown 4.0 plan by today.

Finance Minister Sitharaman on Thursday unveiled her second tranche of stimulus worth Rs 3.16 trillion. The package includes free food grain for migrant workers, credit support to farmers and working capital loan for street vendors. coronavirus world update: Globally, 4,525,441 people have been infected by coronavirus so far, and the total number of deaths from the disease now stands at 303,372.

Coronavirus India update: Five states with most active cases

Maharashtra (20,446) Tamil Nadu (7,368) Delhi (5,310) Gujarat (5,252) Madhya Pradesh (2,018)

Coronavirus in US: Trump says he doesn’t want to talk to Xi right now, could even cut China ties

US President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus, saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the world’s second largest economy. In an interview with Fox Business Network broadcast on Thursday, Trump said he was very disappointed with China’s failure to contain the disease and that the pandemic had cast a pall over his January trade deal with Beijing, which he has previously hailed as a major achievement…Read More