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U.S. President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that the United States has tested more people for the coronavirus in eight days than South Korea did in eight weeks. Trump sounded jubilant after Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, shared the statistics during a virtual town hall hosted by Fox News at the White House...(source: Yonhap, 3.25/more you can read here)

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope Tuesday, in a phone conversation with President Moon Jae-in, that South Korea could provide medical equipment support, according to Cheong Wa Dae...(source: Yonhap, 3.25/more you can read here)

It is extremely rare for the U.S. to seek help from Korea on a medical issue. Trump's request is seen to reflect the gravity of the COVID-19 situation in the U.S., which has seen a swift rise in infections amid a shortage of medical supplies. It was not immediately known [...] what kind of equipment Trump mentioned. But during a visit to Seegene, a local developer of COVID-19 diagnostic kits, Wednesday, Moon said that Trump had requested the shipment of test kits and products related to quarantine...(source: Korea Times, 3.25)