A Department of Homeland Security report has found the Chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of the coronavirus from the international community while it stockpiled imports and decreased exports, according to an administration official.
"China likely cut its exports of medical supplies prior to its January WHO notification that COVID-19 is a contagion," the report reads, according to the source. The report, which assessed export and import data earlier this year, was circulated within the federal government on Friday, the source said. ABC first reported its existence.
The President on Thursday contradicted the intelligence community and claimed he has seen evidence that gives him a"high degree of confidence" Covid-19 originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China, but declined to provide details to back up his assertion. Asked about the belief expressed by Trump and if he had seen evidence backing that claim, Pompeo said,"There's enormous evidence that that's where this began.
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