A part of [this answer](https://politics.stackexchange.com/a/51040/11278) got me wondering if another state can request compensations over the huge economical cost of SARS-CoV-2 epidemics:

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> (..) the region (HK, Singapore, SK?, China) was hit much harder **during the 2003 SARS epidemic** so spent more time getting prepared.
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> (..) it has long been the expectation that the next epidemic would come out of China, both **due to population density and proximity to livestock/wild animals**, so those countries could expect another "gift" from their Chinese neighbors.
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Theoretically it can be argued that China could have tackle "the proximity to livestock/wild animals" to avoid another pandemic.

Is it possible for a country to ask for compensation over a pandemic started in another country. Or a pandemic is assimilated to a naturally occurring event regardless of context?

**Question:** Is it possible for a country to ask for compensation over damage done by SARS-CoV-2 epidemic that most likely started in China?