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US Steps Up Claims That COVID-19 May Have Escaped From a Chinese Laboratory

An aerial view of the suspect Chinese lab. (Getty Images)

A renewed allegation represents a new bid in the waning days of the Trump administration to hold China to account for the pandemic's ghastly toll. But China has rejected the claim before, and as it has festered it has contributed to the tensions between Washington and Beijing.
The Treasury secretary is worried fallout from coronavirus could be worse than the 2008 financial crisis, a source says\u003c/strong>", " [lubuntu compaq1]

- March 17, 2020

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