Speaking at a White House briefing, Trump urged Americans to brace for “hard days ahead,” two days after saying that holding U.S. COVID-19 deaths between 100,000 to 200,000 would be a “good job.”<\/p>\n
“I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,” he said. “We’re going to go through a very tough two weeks.<\/p>\n
“This is going to be a very, very painful two weeks,” he stressed.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Trump said the death rate in the U.S. from the novel coronavirus would likely hit a peak in two weeks.<\/p>\n
The Trump administration also extended social distancing through April 30 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, shifting his stance on re-opening the country for business by the Easter holiday on April 12.<\/p>\n
“We will be well on our way to recovery” by June 1, Trump said Sunday.<\/p>\n
According to Johns Hopkins University, the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, has infected more than 850,500 people worldwide, including over 184,100 in the U.S., and killed at least 42,000, including 3,721 in the U.S.<\/p>\n
The virus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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