A leading South Korean doctor warns that Trump's 'pride' and 'ego' is putting the world's health at risk

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• Donald Trump's pride and ego will have "global repercussions" for tackling the coronavirus pandemic, according to a South Korean doctor, whose aggressive approach to tackling the virus was a model for the country's success.
• Doctor Min Pok-Kee told Wired that the US was "very late" in realising the importance of mass-testing for the virus and now risked suffering an Italian-style crisis, the effects of which would spread across the world.
• "Trump has spoken dismissively about testing because of his ego. As we scientists see it, he's motivated by pride," Min Pok-Kee said.
• He added: "In the US, Trump is talking about taking care of his own, but the entire world has to respond in sync."
• The US this week became the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic with more cases than any other country.
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Trump's refusal to implement mass-testing for the coronavirus in the United States will have "global repercussions" for suppressing the virus, according to a South Korean doctor whose aggressive approach to tackling the virus has been a model for limiting its spread.

In an interview with Wired, Doctor Min Pok-Kee, whose fight against the COVID-19 virus in the South Korean city of Daegu became a model for South Korea's nationwide response, said Trump's failure to introduce mass testing meant it was "inevitable that you become like Italy."

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