Global report: Trump says he ordered coronavirus testing to 'slow down'
by Rebecca Ratcliffe from on (#54V2W)
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Donald Trump told thousands of supporters on Saturday that he had asked US officials to slow down testing for Covid-19 because case numbers in the country were rising so rapidly.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the US president used racist language, referring to Covid-19 as kung flu", and described testing for the virus as a double-edged sword" because it led to the identification of more cases.
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