Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday announced to introduce a legislation in the Congress that would allow Americans to sue China in the federal court to recover damages for death, injury, and economic harm caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It also gives the U.S. a powerful tool to get China to pay for the damage it has caused. “We have lost faith in Director-General Tedros’ ability to lead the World Health Organization. In light of the information presented in this letter, we recommend that you condition any future Fiscal Year 2020 voluntary contributions to the WHO on the resignation of Director-General Tedros. Congressmen alleged that WHO Director-General Tedros’ policies prevented the WHO from heeding Taiwan’s warning and undermined the credibility of the information Taiwan provided to other countries.

Source: The Hindu April 17, 2020 02:26 UTC