Speaking at a press conference at the White House on March 31, President Donald Trump said: “This is an extremely important time for Americans to comply with the regulations (on the epidemic room) in the next 30 days. This is a vital issue ”.
The White House owner emphasized: “I want all Americans to be mentally ready for the extremely difficult days ahead. We’re going to have two very, very painful weeks ... The next two weeks can be two bad weeks. Or maybe 3 weeks. These 3 weeks will be the worst 3 we’ve never seen before. ”
However, Mr. Trump is also optimistic with the "light at the end of the tunnel" saying: "We will see everything better, all will be suddenly like a stream of light".
Shortly after President Trump’s warnings, leading medical goods experts on the US Covid-19 Response Steering Committee issued a series of analyzes showing that social isolation measures could save lives. million lives.
The death toll could rise to 240,000
However, Dr. Deborah Birx warns that, even with social isolation measures, the number of Covid-19 deaths in the US can still reach 100,000 to 240,000. "We need to be mentally prepared for this scenario. But we will make every effort to keep the death figure much lower," said Deborah Birx.
The expert added: "There are no miracles and there are no miraculous treatments or vaccines yet. Each of our actions can change the pandemic situation in the next 30 days. ” Deborah Birx said that an epidemic peak in the US could occur in the next 2 weeks.
The warnings came as the number of deaths from Covid-19 in the United States on March 31 increased to at least 811 cases, bringing the total number of deaths from the epidemic here to about 3,815. Yesterday also marked a new record of more than 21,000 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of new infections in the US to more than 184,000.
According to statistics on the Worldometers website , yesterday, the US recorded nearly 24,000 new cases, bringing the total number of infected people to over 187,000.
Covid-19 is more dangerous than seasonal flu
For his part, President Trump said that he had responded "very well" to the Covid-19 pandemic. "I think I responded very well, but I think there was something that could have distracted me. I mean I was impeached. I think I took a moment to think about it," he said. Trump said. On the other hand, he emphasized, whether impeached or impeached, he did not change the way he responded to Covid-19.
Mr. Trump seems to have changed his mind when covertly admitting Covid-19 is more dangerous than regular seasonal flu. At a news conference yesterday he said: "That’s not the flu. It’s scary."
President Trump said he could consider advising people to wear masks in public places to limit the risk of Covid-19 infection. However, concerned about the shortage of masks, especially for the health sector, President Trump also said that, in case he made the recommendation also applied only short-term, not indefinitely.
