National security adviser: China has hidden the virus, we'll go to the end

National security adviser Robert O'Brien said Beijing knew from November what was happening to the virus, which originated in Wuhan, but lied to the World Health Organisation and prevented foreign experts from getting information.

They released a virus into the world that caused trillion dollars in economic losses and now we have to spend to keep our economy alive, to keep Americans working during this pandemic,” said Mr. O'Brien on NBC television.

The view they made of the virus will go into history, along with Chernobyl. Ten or 15 years later we will see a special programme at HBO on this topic,” he said referring to a television miniserial.

The catastrophe of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine caused nuclear radiation that led to the deaths of dozens in a few weeks and forced tens of thousands more to flee. With much delay Moscow finally showed the magnitude of tragedy, which is estimated to be the worst nuclear accident in history.

American President Donald Trump has repeatedly complained about the treatment China made to the coronary explosion. China has denied the charges, and its top diplomat on Sunday accused the United States of spreading lies. This is a real problem and it's costing America and the world thousands of lives because the real information was not allowed out,” said Mr. O'Brien. The case was hidden, but one day we'll go to it until the end,” he said.