Coronavirus: Donald Trump to send ventilators to Indonesia at Joko Widodo’s request
- Donald Trump said on Twitter that Jokowi had asked for the equipment, ‘which we will provide’
- The US has worked to increase ventilator production as the virus spreads across the country, but experts forecast a declining need for the devices
The United States will send ventilators to Indonesia after President Joko Widodo requested the respiratory medical equipment on Friday.
US President Donald Trump said on Twitter that Widodo had asked for the equipment, “which we will provide”.
The US will also send Honduras, Ecuador and El Salvador ventilators, “of which we have recently manufactured many”, Trump said.
Trump’s tweets announcing the assistance praised the Latin American countries for helping his efforts to curb illegal immigration.
The US has worked furiously to produce ventilators after rapidly increasing coronavirus infections revealed the country’s shortage.
Now, though, experts are forecasting a fall in the need for the devices, and the Trump administration has said the machines will be sent to other countries in need.