US President Donald Trump says he ordered authorities to slow down the rate of coronavirus testing because it was adding to the number of COVID-19 infections being recorded.
Key points:
- Mr Trump said he ordered authorities to: “Slow the testing down please”
- The outbreak has so far killed more than 120,000 people across the US
- Mr Trump’s campaign said six staffers tested positive to COVID-19 hours before the rally
Mr Trump was speaking at a re-election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pressing ahead with the gathering despite it being revealed that six campaign workers who helped set it up had tested positive for the virus.
The US is the world’s worst-hit country, recording more than 2.3 million COVID-19 cases during the outbreak that h