WASHINGTON, April 7 (KUNA) -- US President Donald J. Trump spoke by telephone with executives of pharmaceutical companies to discuss the all-of-America response to COVID-19, said the White House late Monday.
The President acknowledged the industry's progress in developing therapeutics to fight this pandemic and promised the Federal Government will continue to be a helpful partner with science and data leading the way, it said in a statement.
"I also want to send best wishes to a very good friend of mine and a friend to our nation Prime Minister Boris Johnson. We are very saddened to hear that he was taken into intensive care this afternoon a little while ago, and Americans are all praying for his recovery. He has been a really good friend; he has been really something very special strong, resolute, doesn't quit, doesn't give up," Trump said.
"I have asked two of the leading companies these are brilliant companies Ebola, Aids, others they have come with the solutions and just have done incredible jobs, and I have asked them to contact London immediately," he added.
He added that they have offices in London, saying that their London office has whatever they need, and "we will see if we can be of help.
"We have contacted all of Boris's doctors and we will see what is going to take place, but they are ready to go," Trump added.
"Across the country, we're attacking the enemy in all fronts, including medical, scientific, social, logistical, and economic," he said.
He noted that 3,000 public health personnel have just been sent; they are now deployed in the New York area; they will be over the Javits Center, over at the great ship.
He went on saying: "And as you probably have heard and I was informed that Governor Cuomo has already told you and announced me a little while ago and he asked me whether or not it would be possible to use the ship with respect to fighting the virus and we hadn't had that in mind at all but we are going to let him do it." The number of Covid-19 cases has jumped to 759,362 in the US, with over 10,000 fatalities from the virus. (end) rsr.mt