The Latest: HHS secretary Azar blames China for virus spread
TAIPEI, Taiwan ??" U. S. Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar has redoubled accusations that China failed to adequately warn of the coronavirus after it was first detected in Wuhan. Azar says China's ruling Communist Party "had the chance to warn the world and work with the world on battling the virus. But they chose not to, and the costs of that choice mount higher every day. "The Trump administration has repeatedly accused China of withholding information from the U. N. World Health...
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