Trump on Johnson, UK ventilators, virus impact

President Donald Trump says United Kingdom has requested 200 ventilators to help m with ir battle against coronavirus.

Trump me comment Tuesday at White House during his daily briefing with Coronavirus Task Force.

President also sent prayers out for UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson who is in intensive care fighting virus.

Johnson was mitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday with a fever and cough that persisted 10 days after he was diagsed with COVID-19. He was moved to intensive care unit Monday evening after his condition worsened.

Ventilators have been in demand around United States especially in New York, state hardest hit so far with COVID-19 positive cases and deaths.

Trump also says coronavirus is hitting African-Americans harder, according to data on pandemic.

President says his ministration is trying to dress what he termed a “tremendous challenge.” He said COVID-19 has been showing up in a disproportional way in African-American communities.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said medical community has kwn for a long time that diseases like diabetes, hypertension, obesity and asthma hit mirity populations harder, especially African-Americans.

Fauci, nation’s top infectious disease expert, says it's “very s,” but re is t much that can be done right w except to try to give se people best care possible.

For most people, new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and a cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.