China furiously hits back at coronavirus cover-up claims with 11,000-word article quoting Lincoln after President Xi was accused of 'personally asking the WHO to hold back information and delaying the global response by four to six WEEKS'

China has furiously hit back at what it dubbed 'preposterous allegations' made by the US over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

The 30-page, 11,000-word article came as a report claimed Chinese President Xi Jinping personally asked World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom to 'delay a global warning' about the threat of Covid-19 during a conversation in January.

Germany's Der Spiegel published the allegations this weekend, citing intelligence from the country's Federal Intelligence Service, known as the 'Bundesnachrichtendienst' (BND).

But WHO insisted the shock reports are 'unfounded and untrue' shortly afterwards, claiming Dr Tedros and President Xi 'did not speak on January 21 and they have never spoken by phone.'

On Saturday, Beijing issued a lengthy rebuttal of what it claimed were 24 'preposterous allegations' made by the US concerning its handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Chinese foreign ministry has fiercely rejected accusations made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Beijing concealed information about the deadly virus at the start of the pandemic.

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