Coronavirus: Trump says US ‘way ahead’ on testing, as Pence flouts hospital policy goes maskless

Donald Trump said on April 28, 2020, that the US is “way ahead” of the rest of the world when it comes to testing people for the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. The US president also said the nation’s progress is comparable to South Korea, one of the countries that has been praised for swift testing efforts. Meanwhile, US Vice-President Mike Pence was seen without a face mask during a visit to the Mayo Clinic in the US state of Minnesota, violating hospital policy.