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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

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington. Photo: PTI
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington. File Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India Washington
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.

"We have the manufacturing record for ventilators. We have the most and the finest testing anywhere in the world. We are

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