US accuse China of hacking coronavirus research

US officials have accused China-linked hackers of targeting organisations researching the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FBI said it had seen hacking attempts on us groups researching vaccines, treatments and testing.

The US has long accused the Chinese government of cyber-espionage, which Beijing has denied.

The pandemic has worsened tensions between the two countries, which have both accused each other of failing to contain the outbreak.

More than 4.3m people around the world have been infected by COVID-19, with over 83,000 US deaths and 4,600 deaths in China.