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Coronavirus: US well behind the curve in preparing for pandemic
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Trump speaks as Vice President Mike Pence looks on at a press conference on Covid-19.
PHOTO: AFP
US President Donald Trump is trying to stop a runaway train.
Last Friday, he upped the ante against the coronavirus pandemic, imposing a national state of emergency that would unleash up to US$50 billion (S$70.8 billion) of federal money.
