The United States has criticized China for initially concealing the extent of the virus’s spread.
Washington, United States:
US President Donald Trump has said his administration is ready to work with anyone, including China, if they are the first to produce a successful COVID-19 vaccine.
“We are ready to work with anyone who will get us a good result,” Donald Trump said Tuesday when asked if he would be ready to work with China if he was the first to develop a vaccine.
Donald Trump noted that progress is underway in the United States regarding COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccine development.
“We are doing very well with vaccine development and therapeutic development,” he said.
Donald Trump also said a potential vaccine would arrive much sooner than expected and become immediately available as the US military would help distribute it.
The novel coronavirus pandemic began in China last December in the city of Wuhan, in Hubei province.
The United States has criticized China for initially concealing the extent of the virus’s spread. Trump has claimed that China’s influence in the World Health Organization allowed the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan to turn into a global pandemic when the disease should have been contained in China.
