Report: Leaked cable shows U.S. plan of shifting blame by criticising China for outbreak

The White House is reportedly launching a communications plan across multiple federal agencies that accuses China of "orchestrating a cover-up and creating a global pandemic," the latest attempt for Washington to shift domestic attention from the failure of its prevention work, The Daily Beast reported, citing two U.S. officials and a government cable obtained by U.S. media.

The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. soared at a pace faster than any other country in the world in the past week as testing became more available. As of Saturday evening, there were at least 25,740 confirmed cases and a total of 323 people infected with the disease have died.

The cable, originating from the National Security Council and disseminated to officials, attributed the pandemic outbreak to Beijing's failure to inform its people and the world of the threat while describing the U.S. and the American people as the "greatest humanitarians the world has ever known,"  The Daily Beast reported.

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