Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhao Lian Jian said the US military might have brought nCoV to Wuhan after Washington criticized Beijing.

"When did the number 0 patient in the US start? How many people were infected? What are the names of the hospitals? It is very likely that the US military has brought the disease to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make the data public. You owe us an explanation, "Zhao wrote on March 12 in English on his Twitter account.

The harsh but no-evidence criticism of Zhao was seen as a response to allegations by U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien on March 11 that China responded slowly in the days. Covid-19 head. O'Brien said that this Chinese delay may have taken the world about two months to prepare to respond to the epidemic.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Geng Shang on March 12 also criticized US officials for being "irresponsible and immoral" for blaming the country for the Covid-19 pandemic. Canh said the US statements "did not help the anti-epidemic effort", advising officials in Washington "to focus their efforts on dealing with viruses, promoting cooperation, not blaming China." Quốc ".

Covid-19 started in Wuhan, China in December 2019, up to now, it has appeared in 127 countries and territories, causing more than 134,000 people infected, nearly 5,000 died.

The National Health Commission said China had passed the peak of the epidemic, with new cases being declining rapidly. China has recorded nearly 81,000 cases of nCoV and nearly 3,200 deaths.

Meanwhile, the US on March 12 recorded an additional 415 cases of nCoV, bringing the total number of cases to 1,725, of which 41 died. US President Donald Trump on 11 March announced that it would ban 26 European Union countries from coming to the country to prevent nCoV from "landing more on US soil".