While several companies all over the world have been shut down due to
the Coronavirus pandemic, a group of small businesses in the US have
come together to sue China for trillions of Dollars.
The small business group including Cardiff Prestige Property, Little
Saigon Chamber of Commerce, First Premier X and others in California
have filed a lawsuit against the People’s Republic of China, the City of
Wuhan and that country’s Health Commission.
According to the document, obtained by TMZ, the group claims the Chinese
government knew as early as mid-November that they were dealing with a
“new” and potentially deadly virus, but covered up the severity of the
illness.
The lawsuit, which this coalition is aiming to make a class-action by
inviting similarly affected businesses across the U.S. also alleges that
it’s possible a bio-weapons lab near Wuhan could be responsible for the
infected bat that ended up in a wet market ultimately starting the
pandemic.
The suit claims China was well aware of the pandemic earlier than
February, and should have given a heads up to the World Health
Organization and neighboring nations, but failed to do so.
As a result, this group of businesses says China has cost entrepreneurs
dearly and they are asking for a whopping $8 trillion in damages they
say they and other small businesses have suffered due to
government-ordered closures.
Since the virus broke out from China, over one million people have been infected with thousands of deaths recorded globally.
Chinese City, Wuhan, which is the center of the pandemic, recently
lifted its ban after 72 days even as cases continue to spike up around
the world.