Coronavirus: US-China virus row flares with senator’s comments – By BBC News Staff (BBC) / June 7 2020
The row between the US and China over the coronavirus outbreak has flared again with a US senator accusing Beijing of trying to block the development of a vaccine in the West.
Rick Scott said evidence had come via “our intelligence community” but provided no details to back it up.
China meanwhile issued a document defending its virus actions, saying it briefed the US as early as 4 January.
Deaths caused by the virus passed 400,000 worldwide on Sunday.
The figure is provided in a count by Johns Hopkins University, which also shows confirmed global infections close to the 7 million mark.
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