Coronavirus USA Updates: President Trump offers additional assistance for Ethiopia’s COVID-19 response efforts

On a call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali about the global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump offered additional assistance for Ethiopia’s response efforts, the White House said.

“President Trump offered additional assistance for Ethiopia’s response efforts, including the provision of US-made ventilators to Ethiopia, and reaffirmed the longstanding support of the United States for the Ethiopian people,” a readout from the White House read.

President Trump and Prime Minister Abiy agreed that continued cooperation between their countries would be necessary to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other challenges faced by the region, including the locust threat in East Africa, the White House statement continued.