Setting The Record Straight In Another Week Of Trump And Coronavirus
There are lots of questions about the novel coronavirus that we try to answer, including whether we should wear masks, if the U.S. is testing enough and if there's a drug that can treat COVID-19.
by Domenico Montanaro
Apr 04, 2020
4 minutes
Easter is next Sunday, April 12. But the country isn't close to being "opened up" by then, as President Trump said he'd like to see during a March 24 press conference, a suggestion that was panned by experts.
Instead, the country has gone the opposite direction. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health and coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx are warning that 100,000 Americans or more could die from COVID-19.
Hearing those numbers, President Trump endorsed strict stay-at-home measures remain in place for at least another month. It was from Trump, whose messaging at the helm of the government's response to the novel coronavirus pandemic has been like
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