China Dismisses Trump's $10 Trillion Compensation For Covid Spread

Donald Trump, who termed the COVID-19 as "China virus" and "Wuhan virus", said China should pay hefty compensation.

China on Monday rejected former US president Donald Trump's demand to pay $10 trillion as reparations to America and the world for the death and destruction caused by the COVID-19, saying the accountability lies with politicians who ignored people's lives and health. Speaking at a Republican Party convention in North Carolina on Saturday, Trump, who termed the COVID-19 as "China virus" and "Wuhan virus", said China should pay hefty compensation. "China should pay USD 10 trillion to America, and the world, for the death and destruction they have caused!" said Trump. When he was in power, Trump had called for a probe alleging that the virus had leaked from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and even pulled out of the World Health Organisation (WHO) accusing the UN health agency of supporting Beijing.