United States President Donald Trump has once again hit out at China, blaming the country for spreading COVID-19 globally. It is China’s fault, he said.

“It wasn’t your fault that this happened. It was China’s fault. And China’s going to pay a big price for what they’ve done to this country. China is going to pay a big price for what they’ve done to the world. This was China’s fault. Just remember that,” Trump said in a video message on Wednesday.

Less than 50 hours after he returned to the White House from a military hospital where he was treated for the deadly virus, Trump in a video posted on Twitter from the Rose Garden outside the Oval Office blamed China for the global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The 74-year-old and his wife Melania tested positive for coronavirus on October 1. Following that, Trump was taken to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre for treatment, while the First Lady remained at White House. He was discharged from the hospital on Monday, after remaining there for four days.

On Wednesday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee released its final report on the origins of COVID-19.

“The big takeaway should come as no surprise: China actively lied to the World Health Organisation and did their best to cover up the virus,” Congressman Brian Mast was quoted by PTI as saying.

“China’s total lack of transparency and mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, millions of jobs and left untold economic destruction. Sadly, this isn’t new behaviour for China. The CCP has a long history of manipulation and it’s well-past time we hold them accountable for their crimes. Together, we must ensure that nothing like this ever happens again!” he said.

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The Trump administration has taken several actions against China, the president claimed. however, he did not release any detail on that. Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have also been reaching out to their counterparts across the world against China.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected the US more than any country, with 7,549,429 infections and 211,793 deaths. Globally, the pandemic has killed 1,054,674 while infecting 36,077,017.

The virus originated from the Chinese city of Wuhan last December.