Pandemic coronavirus. In the state of new York sued the who
In the US, three residents of the County of Westchester, state of new York, has filed a lawsuit against world health organization – they believe that the who kept the pandemic coronavirus. It is reported by The New York Post , citing court records.
A class action lawsuit was filed April 20 in Federal court in white plains. Among the plaintiffs is a doctor.
The lawsuit States that the who had a bad reaction to the detection of coronavirus and engaged in the concealment of a pandemic COVID-19 in China.
The plaintiffs call themselves the injured party, they believe that the damage caused by 756 thousand residents of the district and the need to reimburse him. Towhat is the loss they have suffered is not specified.
Professor of international law at the University of California Shimen Keitner in an interview said that the claim will probably be rejected, because the laws of the United States who provides “functional immunity” from such cases.
In early April, Florida had filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government due to the spread of coronavirus infection. Less than a month he was joined by more than 5 thousand US citizens.
Flash coronavirus infection COVID-19 began in late 2019 in China. March 11, the world health organization declared the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to data from the American Johns Hopkins University, coronavirus in the world has infected more than 2.49 million, 171 thousand of them died, 658 thousand recovered.
In the United States contracted for 787 960 people, of whom 42 364 died 73 527 recovered.