Jura The idiot
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Coronavirus 2019-2020 thread (no unsubstantiated rumours!)
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Jura The idiot
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did you tell him yet?
Webmaster why do you put thrash into posts?
and to all members now:
am I the only one who's thrilled?
solarz
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Really?
The United States is pledging $100 million in aid to help China and other countries dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
“This commitment — along with hundreds of millions generously donated by the American private sector — demonstrates strong U.S. leadership in response to the outbreak,” Pompeo said in a statement.
Pompeo said the aid would be met through existing funds “both directly and through multilateral organizations.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been asking member countries for donations to bolster response efforts after tapping $9 million from its contingency fund for emergencies.
Last week, the State Department helped arrange transportation to China for almost 18 tons of medical supplies.
President Trump on Thursday spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the outbreak and expressed confidence in the country’s “strength and resilience in confronting the challenge of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak,” a White House spokesman said in a statement.
In a series of tweets Friday, Trump described Xi as “strong, sharp and powerfully focused on leading the counterattack” against the virus and predicted the outcome would be “very successful.”
Jura The idiot
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... your link is dated Feb 07, 2020, can't find using google how much the State Department in fact has sent since then
Perhaps this article is a little clearer..even though filled with hyperbole is direct from US Embassy and consulates in China;
Military medics airlifted by the transport aircraft Y-20 of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force arrive at Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 13, 2020.
Ordered by the Central Military Commission, 11 transport aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force Thursday sent medics and supplies provided by the armed forces to virus-hit Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province. This was the first time for China's domestically developed large transport aircraft Y-20 to take part in non-military action.
It was also the first time for the Air Force to send large and medium transport aircraft on active service to carry out urgent air transport tasks on a large scale. (Xinhua/Li Yun)
Jura The idiot
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guess my English failed, because I think they forgot a word, for instance "fight", in the end of the headline
Your English did not fail. Who ever wrote that headline failed to write a complete sentence.