While USA's coronavirus death toll rises and touches the 2400-mark, President Donald Trump believes if his administration can keep it down to 100,000, then it shall be a 'very good job'.?
He also said that the country is expected to be on its way to recovery by June 1 as he extends social distancing till April 30.?
"We can expect that by June 1 we will be well on our way to recovery we think by June 1," Trump said. The United States will witness a peak in the number of fatalities due to COVID-19 in the next two weeks, Trump said, CNN reported.?
"On Easter ... that could be the peak number of deaths before it starts going down," he further added.?
¡°The modelling estimates that the peak in death rate is likely to hit in two weeks,¡± Trump told reporters.?
¡°Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won. That would be the greatest loss of all,¡± he went on to say.?
Dr Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert said that USA could experience over 100,000 deaths and millions of infections the way things are going.?
Trump said that if social distancing had not been implemented, potentially 2.2 million people or more could have died.?
¡°I kept asking and we did models,¡± he said.?
¡°These are 2.2 million people would have died."?
¡°And so, if we could hold that down, as we¡¯re saying, to 100,000 ¨C it¡¯s a horrible number, maybe even less, but to 100,000, so we have between 100 [thousand] and 200,000 ¨C we altogether have done a very good job.¡±?
USA already has over 100,000 infected cases. In New York alone 60,000 confirmed cases have been reported while while the death toll is around 960. Reports say 20 out of the 50 states have more than 1000 active cases.?
Worldwide the death toll is over 30,000 and more than 650,000 people are infected. The virus originated in China and spread all over the world. Right now it is holding the world hostage as sports, businesses, travel, entertainment etc. have all been put on hold. Life itself has come to a standstill.?
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