Pompeo said early Chinese efforts to downplay the coronavirus amounted to 'a classic Communist disinformation effort. That created enormous risk.'
originated in a lab in China, further fueling tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak.
Scientists believe the virus jumped from animals to humans, after emerging in China, possibly from a market in Wuhan selling exotic animals for meat.China denies the claims, and the US Director of National Intelligence office has said analysts are still examining the exact origin of the outbreak. Pompeo said early Chinese efforts to downplay the coronavirus amounted to"a classic Communist disinformation effort. That created enormous risk."Pressure from demonstrators
In New York, the epicenter of the US outbreak, an emergency field hospital erected in Central Park is set to close as virus cases decline. Romans were doing aerobics on rooftop terraces and exercising indoors while squares in the city centre were mostly empty on the last day that Italians were obliged to remain within 200 meters of their homes.
Elsewhere, Germany will continue its easing Monday, while Slovenia, Poland, and Hungary will allow public spaces and businesses to partially reopen. Most governments are sticking to measures to control the spread of the virus – social distancing and masks in public – and more testing to try to track infections even as they relax curbs.
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