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VOA常速英语:特朗普改口--亚裔不该为新冠背锅
This is VOA news. Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton.
U.S. President Donald Trump said today Asian Americans should not be blamed for the spread of coronavirus. He made the statement in a news conference and also on a tweet.
It was a change of tone for the president. Mr. Trump himself has been criticized recent weeks for referring to COVID-19 or the coronavirus as the "Chinese virus."
The United States is considering all options to help citizens return home from countries that have suspended air travel or closed their borders to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
U.S. officials said Monday thousands of Americans are believed to be stranded abroad and are desperate to return to the United States amid the COVID-19 global pandemic.
U.S. citizens are encouraged to first use commercial flights to return home while they are still available, a senior official said. After that, military aircrafts and private charters through the congressional authorized special funds for unexpected emergencies will be used to help them return.
In another briefing, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the U.S. military is always available for evacuating Americans trapped abroad but that the military is a less likely role than commercial options.
A fresh week on Wall Street got off to a bad start Monday after the Senate failed again to pass an economic stimulus package to help those hurt by the coronavirus outbreak.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 600 points, shedding 3 percent. The S&P 500 was also off 3 percent, while the NASDAQ was down a fraction.
All buying and selling was done electronically.
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