Chinese officials blocked U.S. manufacturers from exporting medical supplies as the coronavirus spread across the globe, according to a new report.

President Trump's administration is considering filing a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights or working “through the United Nations" to address the reported actions, White House sources told the New York Post.

“In criminal law, compare this to the levels that we have for murder,” Jenna Ellis, a legal aide to Trump’s reelection campaign, said. "People are dying. When you have intentional, cold-blooded, premeditated action like you have with China, this would be considered first-degree murder.”

In January, executives at large U.S. companies such as 3M and Honeywell told federal authorities China was not allowing exports of face masks and shields, gloves, and other personal protective equipment.

Trump last month invoked the Defense Production Act to compel U.S. companies to make the lifesaving equipment, which is running in short supply in hot spots across the country.

More than 300,000 confirmed cases of the virus have been reported in the United States, and nearly 10,000 people have died.

Trump has criticized China for not doing more to slow the spread of the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China.