Published 15:28 IST, April 9th 2020
Donald Trump sending 200 ventilators to UK amid coronavirus pandemic
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump has recently announced that the United States will be sending 200 ventilators to the United Kingdom.
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Amidst coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump has recently anunced that United States will be sending 200 ventilators to United Kingdom. According to reports, US President me anuncement on April 7 and claimed that London has called him and said that y ‘desperately’ needed life-saving machines.
Trump sends aid to UK
As per reports, during his daily coronavirus White House briefing, US President claimed that United Kingdom wanted 200 ventilators. Trump ded that United Kingdom h been great partners and US and UK were going to work out a solution because UK 'desperately needed ventilators'.
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According to reports, UK ministers have said that coronavirus will hit its peak sometime after Easter and daily death toll could rise to 1,000 every day and reby putting a major strain on country’s health services. President Trump also reportedly sent his best wishes to UK PM Boris Johnson who recently tested positive for coronavirus and was put on oxygen after being mitted to hospital in London.
Trump lashes out at WHO
Meanwhile, United States President Donald Trump on April 8 again lashed out at World Health Organization (WHO) over its handling of Coronavirus pandemic. In his daily briefing at White House, Trump accused WHO of lying and said that global health body me a statement on January 14 that re was human-to-human transmission of Coronavirus. He ded that in many ways, "y (WHO) were wrong."
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Coronavirus outbreak
United States has reported over 400,000 positive coronavirus cases with a death toll of 14,797 while UK has reported 60,733 coronavirus cases and a death toll of over 7,000. After originating from China’s “wet markets”, coronavirus has w claimed over 88,505 lives worldwide as of April 9. According to tally by international news ncy, pandemic has w spre to 209 countries and has infected at least 1,518,783 people. Out of total infections, 330,590 have been recovered but easily spre virus is continuing to disrupt many lives. Major cities have been put under lockdown in almost all countries and ecomy is struggling.
(Im Credit AP)
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15:37 IST, April 9th 2020