White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is now serving as Defence Production Act policy coordinator, speaking at the coronavirus briefing on Thursday. Photo: AP
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is now serving as Defence Production Act policy coordinator, speaking at the coronavirus briefing on Thursday. Photo: AP

Coronavirus: White House trade adviser vows to cut reliance on foreign medical supplies

  • ‘Never again should we have to depend on the rest of the world for our central medicines and countermeasures,’ Peter Navarro says
  • Trump administration also faces a collapsing economy, with roughly 10 million workers filing for unemployment benefits over two-week period

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is now serving as Defence Production Act policy coordinator, speaking at the coronavirus briefing on Thursday. Photo: AP
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is now serving as Defence Production Act policy coordinator, speaking at the coronavirus briefing on Thursday. Photo: AP
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