States ask Trump to deploy military to help fight coronavirus pandemic

by Evelyn Reynolds 20 March 2020, 17:30 99 Views

US defense secretary has said authorities are considering activating military to assist with planning and medical support

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As coronavirus continues spreading across the US, local and state leaders have found themselves pleading for federal authorities to deploy military assistance to help them fight the pandemic.

The New York City mayor, Bill de Blasio, who said on Friday on MSNBC that there were now 4,000 cases across the five boroughs, comprising 30% of US coronavirus cases, begged Donald Trump to deploy federal military assistance.

Source: US Politics - theguardian.com

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