Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the United States as he continued to point the finger at China.
The US leader said the global crisis had hit the US harder than the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour in World War Two and the 911 attacks in 2001.
Mr Trump said Covid-19 should have been stopped “at the source,” adding: “it could've been stopped in China… and it wasn’t”
Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president said: "We went through the worst attack we've ever had on our country, this is worst attack we've ever had."
He added: "This is worse than Pearl Harbor, this is worse than the World Trade Centre. There's never been an attack like this and it should have never happened.”
Covid-19 first emerged in Wuhan, China. Beijing is facing global backlash over its approach to the outbreak, particularly in relation to transparency.
Responding to Mr Trump’s finger pointing, China said the US wants to distract from its own handling of the pandemic.
Coronavirus has infected more than one million Americans and killed nearly 73,000. The US has a higher death toll than any other country.
