Anew s report by Express whose display headline claims that Germany has sent China a £130 billion bill for coronavirus damages has gone viral on social media.
INDIA 22April2020 . A news report by Express whose display headline claims that Germany has sent China a £130 billion bill for coronavirus damages has gone viral on social media. The display picture of the article is of German chancellor Angela Merkel.
Social media users, while sharing the article, have demanded that since Angela Merkel’s Germany has sent China an invoice of £130 billion for coronavirus damages, India should do the same and send Beijing an invoice of £300 billion. The archived version of the post can be seen here
The German government has not sent any such bill to China. It was actually a tabloid newspaper in Germany called “Bild” which issued a mock bill to China after assessing damages to the country’s economy due to Covid-19. The newspaper said China owes Berlin around 149 billion (£130 billion) for coronavirus damages
