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BEIJING, China – China and the United States are in a feud over the origins of the novel coronavirus that has infected 125,048 people and caused 4,613 deaths.

With American officials terming the deadly virus as the “Wuhan virus”, Beijing has deflected the blame of being the epicentre and is trying to reframe itself as an efficient country that took timely steps to stop the spread of the virus, according to media reports.

China has been rejecting that the city of Wuhan is the epicentre of the deadly virus, formerly known as Covid-19, this comes after cases in China started dropping while the disease soared aboard.

Moreover, the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian took to Twitter blaming American forces for bringing the pandemic to Wuhan.

He said, “It might be U.S. army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! The US owes us an explanation!” Researchers were able to zero down on the epicentre of the virus to a seafood market in Wuhan. Chinese authorities had also confirmed the market as the origin of the virus, however, Beijing has been refuting claims that China is the epicentre of the virus.

120,000 athletes from militaries around the world assembled in Wuhan in October last year for the Military Games, organized by the International Military Sports Council, the international body founded in France that organizes the games. The U.S sent sev.enteen teams with over 280 athletes and staff to the games.

The goal of the military games is to create friendly relations between members of the Armed Forces, according to the International Military Sports Council.

Some scientists believe that the virus spread in the market when it was transferred from an animal to human beings, in December last year, however Dr. Zhong Nanshan, a leading Chinese epidemiologist,said in late Februarythat “though the COVID-19 was first discovered in China, it does not mean that it originated from China.”

The World Health Organization has said that while the exact path the virus took between the animal host and humans is still unclear.

WHO has declared the novel coronavirus as a pandemic with 125,048 confirmed cases globally and 4,613 deaths as per the latest data made available by WHO. (ANI)

(Photo: The U.S. Armed Forces Sports team marches during opening ceremonies for the 2019 CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China Oct. 18, 2019. Teams from more than 100 countries competed in dozens of sporting events through Oct. 28. Photo credit: Dept. of Defense | EJ Hersom).