Trump promises US won’t go into lockdown | Abroad

“This government will under no circumstances put the US in a lockdown,” said the US president. Trump had called on the press for an update on the accelerated development and distribution of a corona vaccine, renamed Operation Warp Speed ​​in the US.

He praised his own government, which has developed a vaccine at unprecedented speed. “At least five times faster than other governments,” Trump said. He pointed in particular to the vaccine that the American Pfizer developed together with the German biotech company BioNTech. Trump predicted the vaccine will be available to the population in April. First for healthcare workers and people with a high risk profile.

For the time being, this does not apply to the state of New York. According to Trump, he does not receive a vaccine “for political reasons”. According to Trump, that state’s governor, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, has no faith in the vaccine. Republican Trump and Cuomo have been at odds for a long time.

Transition presidency

Trump indirectly commented on the tumultuous election. “Time will tell who will take office in January.” American media reported Friday after counting in the last two states of North Carolina and Georgia that Democrat Joe Biden has won the election by far.

Trump did not answer questions from journalists at the end of the meeting.

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