U.S. President Donald Trump has been making headlines amid the coronavirus pandemic for saying he will not wear masks in public while blaming WHO for the situation in the country and more. Trump doesn't seem keen on amending any of his earlier statements or actions, however, the PLOTUS recently did a U-turn a day after hinting at retaliation against India.
Trump praised Delhi and noted that India's PM Narendra Modi helped the United States and backed India's position on HCQ (Hydroxychloroquine). In what can be deemed as a 'change of course' as Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he bought millions of doses, over a whopping 29 million, he added.
During the telephone interview, Trump admitted that he spoke to PM Narendra Modi and a large of the doses have been provided by India. According to Trump, he asked PM Modi if he could release it and he was great and good to say yes. Furthermore, Trump said it was stopped earlier as they wanted it or India, but good things are coming from that, India Times reported.
A lot of people, according to the United States president are claiming that they only hear good stories, and places, where it is claiming lives, are few. Trump said they aren't doing vaccines and Johnson and Johnson will be testing that. Trump also mentioned that countries affected with malaria are unaffected as it is common in those countries.
On Tuesday, India decided to adopt depoliticization of export of vital drugs for combating the coronavirus, amid Trump threatening retaliation if supplies are not provided, despite India clarifying that it will not hold back shipments to some countries that are badly impacted by the virus. The MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) said India has always promoted strong solidarity and cooperation among the international community.
“This approach also guided our evacuation of nationals of other countries,” it explained. A spokesman for MEA, Mr. Anurag Srivastava pointed out that some section of the media is unnecessarily creating controversy over the availability of the COVID-19 essential drugs and pharmaceuticals. Like any other responsible government, Mr. Srivastava added that India's primary obligation is to ensure there are enough stocks of medicines for its people.
To ensure India doesn't run out of these stocks of medicines, few temporary steps were taken that restricted the exports of some pharmaceutical products. The statement comes just a day after Trump said India would face retaliation if it allows the supply to come out