U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Feb. 25 criticized China and Iran for allegedly covering up cases of the new coronavirus and warned that the possible suppression of information may hinder the global response to the outbreak.
“Had China permitted its own—and foreign journalists and medical personnel—to speak and investigate freely, Chinese officials and other nations would have been far better prepared to address the challenge,” Pompeo told reporters during State Department news conference on Tuesday.
