ປະທານາທິບໍດີສະຫະລັດ ທ່ານດໍໂນລ ທຣຳໄດ້ປະຕິເສດວ່າ ບໍ່ໄດ້ມີການປະກາດໂຈະ
ການສົ່ງອຸບປະກອນປ້ອງກັນສ່ວນບຸກຄົນ ເຊັ່ນໜ້າກາກ ແລະເສື້ອ ຄຸມໄປຊ່ວຍປະເທດ
ອື່ນໆ ຕາມທີ່ໄດ້ມີການລາຍງານໂດຍໂປລີຕີໂກ.
ປະທານາທິບໍດີທຣຳ ກ່າວໃນລະຫວ່າງການຖະແຫຼງຂ່າວຂອງທຳນຽບຂາວໃນວັນພຸດ
ຜ່ານມານີ້ ກ່ຽວກັບການລະບາດຂອງໄວຣັສໂຄໂຣນາວ່າ ແມ່ນຫຍັງກໍຕາມທີ່ ພວກເຮົາ
ມີແມ່ນຫຍັງກໍຕາມທີ່ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ໃຫ້ຄວາມໝັ້ນໝາຍ ພວກເຮົາຈະກະທຳ. ປະທານາ
ທິບໍດີທຣຳ ກ່າວຕື່ມວ່າ ແຕ່ພວກເຮົາກໍມີຄວາມຕ້ອງການສຳລັບພວກເຮົາເອງ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ
ພວກເຮົາຈຶ່ງໄດ້ເອົາໃຈໃສ່ໃນເລື້ອງນີ້ຫຼາຍ ຈົນກວ່າພວກເຮົາແກ້ໄຂໄດ້. ດ້ວຍເຫດນີ້
ຈຶ່ງເປັນເປັນທີ່ຈະແຈ້ງວ່າ ພວກເຮົາຈະບໍ່ໃຫ້ ສົ່ງໄປຫຼາຍໂພດ.
ລັດຖະບານປະທານາທິບໍດີທຣຳ ໄດ້ຮ້ອງຂໍຕໍ່ປະເທດຕ່າງໆຮວມທັງເກົາຫຼີໃຕ້ ກ່ຽວກັບ
ເຄື່ອງກວດ ແລະອຸບປະກອນການແພດ. ໃນວັນພຸດຜ່ານມານີ້ ເຈົ້າໜ້າ ທີ່ກະຊວງການ
ຕ່າງປະເທດເກົາຫຼີໃຕ້ຄົນນຶ່ງໃຫ້ການຢືນຢັນວ່າ ສະຫະລັດແມ່ນ ນຶ່ງໃນຈຳນວນ 121
ປະເທດ ທີ່ໄດ້ຮ້ອງຂໍການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ ກ່ຽວກັບເລື້ອງເຄື່ອງ ກວດໄວຣັສໂຄໂຣນາ.
ສະຫະລັດໄດ້ຮັບທັງໂດຍຜ່ານການຊື້ແລະການບໍລິຈາກ ເຄື່ອງໃຊ້ຈາກຫຼາຍໆປະເທດ
ຮວມທັງຈີນແລະຣັດເຊຍ.
ທ່ານທຣຳກ່າວໃນມື້ວັນຈັນແລ້ວນີ້ວ່າ ຈີນໄດ້ສົ່ງເຄື່ອງຂອງຈຳນວນນຶ່ງມາໃຫ້ ພວກເຮົາ
ນັ້ນແມ່ນເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ດີຫຼາຍ. ຣັດເຊຍກໍໄດ້ສົ່ງເຄືີ່ອງໃຊ້ຕ່າງໆເຕັມເຮືອ ບິນມາໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາ
ອຸບປະກອນການແພດ ຊຶ່ງເປັນເລື້ອງທີ່ດີຫຼາຍ.
ໃນມື້ວັນພຸດຜ່ານມານີ້ ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດສະຫະລັດ ກໍໄດ້ອອກຖະແຫຼງ ການ
ສະບັບນຶ່ງ ໃຫ້ການຢືນຢັນ ກ່ຽວກັບການສົ່ງສິ່ງຂອງເຫຼົ່ານີ້ມາໃຫ້.
ຖະແຫຼງການກ່າວວ່າ ຫລັງຈາກໄດ້ມີການໂທລະສັບໂອ້ລົມກັນລະຫວ່າງປະທາ ນາທິ
ບໍດີ
ທຣຳ ແລະປະທານາທິບໍດີປູຕິນ ເມື່ອວັນທີ 30 ມີນາຜ່ານມາ ສະຫະ ລັດໄດ້ຕົກລົງຊື້
ອຸບປະກອນການແພດ ທີ່ຈຳເປັນ ຮວມທັງເຄື່ອງຊ່ວຍຫາຍໃຈ ແລະອຸບປະກອນປ້ອງ
ກັນສ່ວນບຸກຄົນ ຈາກປະເທດຣັດເຊຍ ຊຶຶ່ງໄດ້ມີການມອບ ໃຫ້ແກ່ອົງການຟີມາ (FEMA)
ເມື່ອວັນທີ 1 ເມສາ ທີ່ນະຄອນນິວຢອກ.
ພວກເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ການແພດຂອງສະຫະລັດ ແມ່ນຕ້ອງການອຸບປະກອນການແພດ ເປັນ
ທີ່ສຸດ ໂດຍສະເພາະເຄື່ອງຊ່ວຍຫາຍໃຈແລະອຸບປະກອນປ້ອງກັນສ່ວນບຸກຄົນ ຫຼື PPE
U.S. President Donald Trump denied placing a moratorium on overseas shipments of personal protective equipment such as masks and gowns to help other countries, as first reported by Politico.
“Whatever we have, whatever we've committed to, we commit,” Trump said during the White House coronavirus briefing on Wednesday. “But we also need a lot for ourselves, so we're very focused on that until we get over this. So obviously, we're not going to be shipping too much,” Trump added.
The Trump administration is asking countries, including South Korea, for testing kits and medical equipment. On Wednesday, a South Korean foreign ministry official confirmed that the U.S. is just one of 121 countries who have asked for help with coronavirus testing.
The U.S. has received, either through purchase or donation, supplies from several countries, including China and Russia.
“China sent us some stuff, which was terrific. Russia sent us a very, very large planeload of things, medical equipment, which was very nice,” Trump said on Monday.
On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department put out a statement confirming the shipment.
“As a follow-up to the March 30 phone call between President Trump and President Putin, the United States has agreed to purchase needed medical supplies, including ventilators and personal protection equipment, from Russia, which were handed over to FEMA on April 1 in New York City,” the statement said.
U.S. health workers are in dire need of medical equipment, particularly ventilators and personal protective equipment, or PPE.
Institutions all over the country are looking to our supply chain, to try to make sure that the incoming PPE over the next two months will be sufficient, said William Schaffner, an infectious diseases specialist at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
“There are uncertainties and anxieties about that,” Schaffner said. “And we're using what we have now with great care so there's no waste.”
While the U.S. focuses on its domestic needs, some analysts warn it cannot back away from its global leadership during this pandemic, particularly when China and Russia are eager to take on that role.
“The United States can walk and chew gum at the same time,” said Daniel Runde, director of the Project on Prosperity and Development, at the Center for International and Strategic Studies. “We can respond to our immense domestic emergency while at the same time respond to the global COVID emergency.”
Runde warned of “dire consequences” of ignoring partners at a time of need — partners in trade, security and counterterrorism. While the U.S. should prioritize medical equipment supply for domestic needs, he said there are other ways to help, including providing funding for hand-washing and social distancing public service announcements, supporting factories to make masks and other capacity-building efforts.
“We have to be seen as helping solve other countries’ COVID problems, because otherwise they're going to turn to China,” Runde said, “They’re going to remember this.”
Last week, the U.S. pledged additional foreign aid to battle COVID-19, providing an initial $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian assistance to 64 at-risk countries, in addition to funding that has been provided to multilateral organizations, including the World Health Organization.
