Donald Trump has moved from dismissing coronavirus as similar to the winter flu that would disappear in the spring to declaring a national emergency. But did his administration’s initial response waste valuable time? World affairs editor Julian Borger reports from Washington DC
Donald Trump’s initial response to the coronavirus crisis was to play down its significance and tell the public that the approaching warmer weather was likely to see an end to the virus.
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