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US President Donald Trump has said he greatly respects China and shares a very good relationship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but termed it unfortunate that the coronavirus began in the Communist nation and got out of control.
Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, Trump said he considered Xi as a friend and and asserted that the Chinese President respects the US.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the same press briefing that China’s delay in sharing information about the virus had created risks to people worldwide.
A total of 230 people had died in the US due to the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic by last evening. The number of confirmed cases has jumped to over 18,000, an increase of over 10,000 in less than 50 hours. Coronavirus cases have been reported in all the 50 States in the US and District of Columbia as well as Puerto Rico.
Globally, the death toll from the virus has crossed the mark of 11,000 with more than two lakh seventy five thousands four twenty seven cases reported in over 160 countries and territories, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker.