WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump was repeatedly warned about the dangers of the novel COVID-19 virus in intelligence briefings in January and February, The Washington Post reported late Monday. The warnings more than a dozen included in classified briefings known as the President's Daily Brief came during a time the president was mostly downplaying the threat of a (COVID-19) pandemic. The Post , citing unnamed current and former US officials, said the warnings were contained in the daily classified summary of the most important global issues and security threats. For weeks, the Daily Briefs traced the spread of the virus, said China was suppressing information about the virus's legality and ease of transmission, and mentioned the frightful political and economic consequences, the Post said. The president who officials told the...
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