Bhubaneswar, March 21 -- Washington: After US President Donald Trump calling Coronavirus (COVID-19) a "Chinese virus" and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blaming China, Russia and Iran for spreading disinformation about new coronavirus, questions are now being raised over whether Beijing can be held legally accountable for covering up initial outbreak and clamping down on real information from being shared.

During a White House briefing on Friday Pompeo said the false information is coming from "places like China and Russia and Iran, where there are coordinated efforts to disparage what America is doing and our activity to do all the things President Trump has set in motion here".

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