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KUWAIT, May 25 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump said Monday that the US and the world have been "engaged in a new form of battle against an invisible enemy" in recent months in reference to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a speech during a Memorial Day ceremony in Baltimore, Maryland, monitored in Kuwait, Trump said "in recent months, our nation and the world have been engaged in a new form of battle against an invisible enemy."
He added "once more, the men and women of the United States military have answered the call to duty and raced into danger.
"Tens of thousands of servicemembers and national guardsmen are on the frontlines of our war against this terrible virus, caring for patients, delivering critical supplies and working night and day to safeguard our citizens," Trump notes.
"As one nation, we mourn alongside every single family that has lost loved ones, including the families of our great veterans. Together, we will vanquish the virus and America will rise from this crisis to new and greater heights," he remarked.
The US has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths globally, with 1,654,683 confirmed cases nationwide and 97,974 reported deaths. (end)
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