US judge orders China to pay $24bn in Covid-related case

Beijing has been accused of endangering lives by hoarding protective supplies at the start of the pandemic.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey welcomed the decision, calling it “a landmark victory for Missouri and the US in the fight to hold China accountable for unleashing Covid-19 on the world.” He vowed that the state would “collect every penny,” possibly by seizing Chinese-owned assets in Missouri, including farmland..
https://www.rt.com/news/613903-us-ruling-china-covid-fine/