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Coronavirus: Trump signs executive order to prevent hoarding as toll rises

Till Monday, more than 43,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in the United States

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Staffers sanitize the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital that is being set up in Cremona, northern Italy, Friday, March 20, 2020. Photo: AP/PTI

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order to prevent hoarding of vital medical supplies and personal protective equipment as the country for the first time registered over 130 deaths in a day due to coronavirus.

Till Monday, more than 43,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in the United States. Of these, over 10,000 were added in one day, according to Worldometer, a website which compiles COVID-19 cases. With 139 deaths, the number of fatalities crossed 550 by Monday night.

Signing the executive order, Trump said his government would take action against hoarding and excessive pricing of vital