Donald Trump warns of consequences if China is 'knowingly responsible' for coronavirus

Donald Trump warns of consequences if China is 'knowingly responsible' for coronavirus

3 min read . Updated: 19 Apr 2020, 08:50 AM ISTJeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick , Reuters
  • Trump and senior aides have accused China of a lack of transparency after the coronavirus broke out late last year in its city of Wuhan
  • Donald Trump has said his government is seeking to determine whether the virus emanated from a Chinese lab
US President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic, as he ratcheted up criticism of Beijing over its handling of the outbreak. "It could have been stopped in China before it started and it wasn't, and the whole world is suffering because of it," Trump told a daily White House briefing.

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