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At a hearing held by the US Senate. USA On the response to the new coronavirus infection (Corona19) on the 12th (local time), some lawmakers pointed to a scene signaling the Donald Trump administration’s response through comparisons of inspection capabilities with South Korea and the number of deaths. .
According to the US media, senior Republican Senator Mitt Romney, compared to South Korea, pointed to the Trump administration, which has recently taken pride in expanding its prosecution capabilities, “I think our prosecution records do not They have nothing to celebrate, “he said.
He noted that the United States conducted more total tests and more per capita than South Korea, but noted that it ignored the fact that many more tests were conducted in Korea at the start of the outbreak.
Meanwhile, the United States had only completed 2,000 tests before March 6, but South Korea had more than 140,000 tests, while South Korea had 256 deaths, but the United States said 80,000 had died.
In Korea, many tests were done quickly in the early stages of the outbreak, but the United States did not have enough tests in the early stages, and the United States is not celebrating.
Congressman Romney belongs to the Republican Party, a ruling party, but he has often criticized President Trump and established a conflict.
Senator Tim Kane of the Democratic Party questioned the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the Anthony Pouch National Institute of Health in the United States, killing 80,000 people in the United States but 256 in South Korea. . “I can not accept it”.
“I understand, but I have to say that there is a big difference between Korea and the United States,” said the director of the exchange.
Kane said the United States, five months after Crown 19, is now outperforming Korea in per capita prosecutors, but in March, South Korea tested the United States rate 40 times.
He also criticized the United States for lack of access to the health care system and that Trump is trying to deprive tens of millions of people.
On this day, the hearing was conducted online and offline, connecting the video system and Congress. Four officials, including the exchange director, testified by video, and lawmakers went to Congress or participated in a video link.
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