(May 11, 2020, 7:25 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — The state of Missouri sued the People’s Republic of China and numerous Chinese authorities on April 21 in a federal court to recoup the cost of fighting an outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, accusing the defendants of hiding information, deceiving the public and hoarding equipment (Missouri v. The People’s Republic of China, et al., No. 20-00099, E.D. Mo.)....