China News Agency, Houston, August 6. During his visit to Ohio on the 6th, US President Trump stated that he has signed an executive order requiring the federal government to purchase basic medicines and medical equipment made in the United States.
According to the US Consumer News and Business Channel, Trump visited and delivered a speech at the Whirlpool factory in Clyde, Ohio on the same day. Medical equipment. This executive order will also simplify the regulatory approval process faced by domestic pharmaceutical companies in the United States and keep the prices of U.S. drugs at a low level, so as to be competitive in the global market.
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Trump said, "As we have seen in this epidemic, the United States must produce the necessary equipment and medicines for itself" and "We cannot rely on China and other countries."
Earlier that day, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said, “If we have learned anything from the new crown pandemic, it is that we rely too much on foreign countries for essential drugs, medical supplies, medical equipment, etc. This is very dangerous. ."
According to the "Washington Post" report, the action is Trump's latest executive order on US drug manufacturing. Trump signed four executive orders at the end of July to make U.S. drug prices at least equal to overseas.
When this executive order was issued, the new crown epidemic was still spreading in the United States. According to data released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 7 pm Eastern time on August 6, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States exceeded 4.87 million, and the death toll exceeded 159,000. There are more than 97,000 confirmed cases in Ohio, and more than 3,600 people have died of new coronary pneumonia.
It is worth mentioning that, according to the Associated Press, before Trump's visit to Ohio, Governor Devine of the state was found to have been infected with the new crown virus during a routine medical examination on the 6th. Devine, 73, is currently asymptomatic and plans to stay at home for 14 days. He became the second governor of the United States to test positive for the new crown. In July, Oklahoma Governor Stitt announced that he was infected with the new crown virus. (Finish)