Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden repeated a debunked claim that the Trump administration did not push the Chinese government to allow U.S. experts to enter Wuhan, China, during the early days of the pandemic in Tuesday night’s debate. In fact, the U.S. government repeatedly asked the Chinese government to permit Centers for Disease Control experts to enter the country and assist with the pandemic response in January.
Thousands of rapid test kits purchased from China by European countries have proven to be defective, according to local reports. 
China’s state-run propaganda outlets are using coronavirus coverage by U.S. media and Democrat politicians to push the regime narrative that the Chinese government bears no responsibility for the ongoing pandemic and that sourcing the origin of the virus to Wuhan is purely political. 
China has accused U.S. leaders of racism for referring to the new coronavirus as the "Wuhan virus." But an examination of Chinese state-media reporters shows the term was used frequently in their coverage during the initial stages of the outbreak.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is working to capitalize on President Donald Trump's management of the coronavirus crisis, accusing the Trump administration of "severe shortcomings" in its response to the pandemic. 