International responsibility for hiding (Covid-19) spread information

ABSTRACT

In accordance with the rules of international law, countries that preceded others in exposure to the (COVID-19) have an obligation to inform other countries and the World Health Organization of the outbreak of the said virus as well as to exchange information on laboratory results, source and type of potential risk, number of cases and deaths, the rapid spread of the virus and its medium of spreading between people or through means of transportation such as airplanes, ships, etc., or through goods shipped from them and ways to limit its spread. Then, countries that have suffered damage as a result of infection with the aforementioned virus can claim the necessary compensation towards other countries that have breached their obligations to exchange information on the spread of the virus on their territories in accordance with the principle of international responsibility. Such compensations are to be determined through international arbitration or justice or through consulting international and regional organizations or through referring to other peaceful means that are agreed upon in accordance with Article 33 of the Charter of the United Nations.