Washington,
March 27: US President Donald Trump on Friday said
that he has discussed the COVID-19 situation with Chinese President Xi
Jinping and both nations are working closely together to fight the
pandemic. The US President was in all praises for China and lauded the country
for battling the deadly virus for nearly three months. "Just finished a
very good conversation with President Xi of China. Discussed in great detail
the Coronavirus that is ravaging large parts of our Planet. China has been
through much & has developed a strong understanding of the Virus. We are
working closely together. Much respect!", Trump tweeted. Donald
Trump Indicates Climb Down on Use of 'Chinese Virus' Due to Origin of Deadly
Coronavirus.
The
coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed over 20,000 lives globally, has
affected the US drastically. The US overtook China with the largest number
of reported COVID-19 cases on Thursday. Ahead of the talks with President
Xi, Trump had expressed hope saying that both the leaders will have a
good conversation and it will be fruitful call. According to data from Johns
Hopkins University, the United States overtook China to become
the country with the largest number of reported COVID-19 cases in the
world. Commenting on the report, Trump had said,"I do not believe
China, no one knows what happens there. I like the country but no one knows
what happens there. Donald Trump Hints at Compensation For Those Hit
Economically, Calls COVID-19 'Chinese Virus' Repeatedly in His Tweets.
Just finished a very good conversation with President Xi of China. Discussed in great detail the CoronaVirus that is ravaging large parts of our Planet. China has been through much & has developed a strong understanding of the Virus. We are working closely together. Much respect!
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The John
Hopkins University COVID-19 tracker revealed that there were 82,404 cases
of COVID-19 in the United States versus China's 81,782. The number
of people infected with the novel coronavirus worldwide has exceeded 4,62,684
over 20,834 deaths have died, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)
report.
US President Donald Trump, who has come under fire for
labelling the novel coronavirus as the "Chinese virus", had earlier
insisted the term was accurate because the virus originated in the Chinese city
of Wuhan. He later defended calling the coronavirus as
"Chinese Virus' by saying that some American media outlets are
"siding with China". The mainstream US media had later termed Trump's
usage of "Chinese virus" as "racist".
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