The Guardian: Trump played golf during the G20 conference

The main theme of the conference was the preparation of a coordinated response of the world community to the coronavirus pandemic.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday, November 21, went to one of his golf clubs during an online conference called Pandemic Preparednessheld within the framework of the G20 summit. This is reported by various media outlets, including The Guardian newspaper and the CNN television channel.

According to The Guardian, Trump showed a lack of interest in the G20 coronavirus conference by starting tweeting about the elections at the exact time they were supposed to start (8:00 Washington time). At 10 a.m., the American head of state left the White House and headed to the golf club, CNN notes.

Conference Pandemic Preparedness at the summit of the G20

The main theme of the conference Pandemic PreparednessAccording to the organizers, it was the preparation of a coordinated global community response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as an overall improvement in preparedness to face pandemics. The event was attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, South Korean President Moon Jae In and other leaders.

According to Johns Hopkins University, the United States is the country most affected by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The total number of infections detected there since the start of the pandemic has exceeded 12 million. In the last 24 hours alone, 198,500 new infections have been registered. Almost 256,000 patients have become victims of the COVID-19 lung disease in the United States.

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Source: DW Russian Service

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