Letter to the editor: Trump's leadership not reassuring

President Trump has tried to reassure the public that everything possible is being done to contain the new coronavirus, but in the absence of extensive testing, this means nothing.

The government’s slow response in developing accurate testing that can be used quickly is not excusable in a nation that spends so much on medical research when other nations have been more successful. Fighting this virus with low rates of testing is like fighting a war against an aggressive enemy with legally blind soldiers! The enemy can disperse and hide and attack without warning.

Trump is taking no responsibility for the severe testing delays in spite of the fact that he had disbanded the National Security Council pandemic response unit in 2018. We have a severe lack of leadership when it is most needed.

Robert J. Reiland

O’Hara