Beijing: US is spreading COVID-19 through its military bases
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China calls on the United States to control its military bases hygienically after they have become hubs for the spread of the Coronavirus among the local population in multiple countries.
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Beijing accuses Washington of spreading COVID-19 through its military bases.
Beijing accused Washington of contributing to the spread of Coronavirus through its military bases in different countries, considering it a hub for the pandemic due to a large number of infections among its members.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the infection hub inside the US military bases abroad "posed a threat to the life and health of the local population," noting that the spread of infection was triggered by the US military in South Korea and Germany.
He added that US soldiers stationed abroad, bypass the laws of the host countries, and defy them in their rejection of health protocols, to quickly become carriers of the disease around the world.
The Chinese spokesperson stressed that the COVID-19 protocols should be applied without exception, whether it is to a place or a person, and the "United States should think deeply about the negative impact" that its actions have had on global anti-pandemic campaigns.
He believed that the United States should impose severe restrictions on the US military abroad, and show respect and a sense of responsibility for people's health, instead of setting a bad example in the global fight against COVID-19.
It is noteworthy that the United States is currently recording a large number of daily infections, as data from the American Johns Hopkins University stated that about one million and 84 thousand cases of Coronavirus were detected in the country within 24 hours, recording the highest number of daily infections since the beginning of the pandemic.
Bloomberg indicates that the published data may not reflect the real situation, as many Americans are taking Covid tests at home and do not report the results to statistical agencies.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 820,000 people have died due to COVID-19.
