For a Consensual COVID-19 Reduction Strategy
On March 24, U.S. President Donald Trump asked for medical equipment and test kits in a 23-minute phone call with Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The call was said to be arranged after an urgent request by Trump. The U.S. president has repeatedly bragged about the U.S. preparedness for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but the surging confirmed cases and increasing death toll tell another story.
In fact, a week ago on March 16, the U.S. received 50,000 test kits and 1 million masks from the Jack Ma Foundation, the philanthropic organization of Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba. “All the best to our friends in America,” Ma wrote on Twitter.
It was a recognition of
