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Trump invokes Defense Production Act to combat coronavirus outbreak

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-03-19 01:02

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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will invoke the Defense Production Act, which allows the administration to force American industry to ramp up production of medical supplies, to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

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