U.S. aid going to coronavirus effort is 50 times that of China and is “no strings attached,” says Jim Richardson, director of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources at State Dept.

• Richardson says in call with reporters the U.S. has contributed $6.5 billion in government and non-government assistance to combat coronavirus pandemic
• U.S. has devoted $2.6 billion to vaccine development through BARDA
• U.S. welcomes “all high quality, no string attached help” from others