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Trump set to resume briefing; U.S. likely has 10 times more coronavirus infections than reported
July 22, 2020 at 1:49 a.m. GMT+8
President Trump said Monday that wearing a mask in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus was “patriotic,” a marked change from his previous rhetoric. Amid flagging poll numbers, he also announced plans to bring back the White House coronavirus task force briefings that have been on hiatus since April. It was not clear whether any of the high-profile medical officers on the task force, such as National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony S. Fauci, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams or coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx would be in attendance at Tuesday’s briefing.
Though Trump on Tuesday continued to put a positive spin on the U.S. response to the pandemic — contending on Twitter that “we are doing very well” — his renewed marks a shift from recent weeks, when the president held events largely centered on other subjects, such as cutting regulations. Aides said he had stopped attending coronavirus task force meetings because he did not have time.
More than 3.8 million coronavirus infections have been reported in the United States, but new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the actual number is probably 10 times higher. The agency said only a tiny fraction of the population in many parts of the United States had antibodies to the virus as of mid-May, indicating most people remain highly susceptible to the pathogen.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/21/covid-live-updates-us/
July 22, 2020 at 1:49 a.m. GMT+8
President Trump said Monday that wearing a mask in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus was “patriotic,” a marked change from his previous rhetoric. Amid flagging poll numbers, he also announced plans to bring back the White House coronavirus task force briefings that have been on hiatus since April. It was not clear whether any of the high-profile medical officers on the task force, such as National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony S. Fauci, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams or coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx would be in attendance at Tuesday’s briefing.
Though Trump on Tuesday continued to put a positive spin on the U.S. response to the pandemic — contending on Twitter that “we are doing very well” — his renewed marks a shift from recent weeks, when the president held events largely centered on other subjects, such as cutting regulations. Aides said he had stopped attending coronavirus task force meetings because he did not have time.
More than 3.8 million coronavirus infections have been reported in the United States, but new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the actual number is probably 10 times higher. The agency said only a tiny fraction of the population in many parts of the United States had antibodies to the virus as of mid-May, indicating most people remain highly susceptible to the pathogen.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/21/covid-live-updates-us/
