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Responsibility of China for the Spread of COVID-19: Can China Be Asked to Make Reparations?

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Responsibility of China for the Spread of COVID-19: Can China Be Asked to Make Reparations?

Devashsish Giri

April 10, 2020 04:24:26 pm

Introduction Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious respiratory disease caused by a newly discovered form of Coronavirus. There is currently no vaccine or any other medicine discovered for the treatment of COVID-19. The first case of COVID-19 was identified in China during November, 2019. COVID-19 has now spread across more than 200 countries affecting more than [...]

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