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Trump says coronavirus under control as U.S. death toll rises - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States, where more than 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis that has failed to stem a rise in cases.
The Republican president continued to press for U.S. schools to reopen in an overnight Twitter post, and defended his administration’s response to the virus in an interview with the Axios news website released late on Monday.
“They are dying, that’s true,” he said. “It is what it is. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t doing everything we can. It’s under control as much as you can control it. This is a horrible plague.”
Coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country, and dozens of U.S. states have had to pause or roll back their reopening plans. The White House coronavirus task force coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, said on Sunday the virus was “extraordinarily widespread” in rural areas as well as cities.
Stephen Hahn, the Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner, said on Tuesday the outbreak was still not under control and urged Americans to “take this seriously.”
“This virus is still with us, and it is around the country and we’re seeing these cases come not just in the United States but around the world,” Hahn said on ABC.
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"It is what it is."
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States, where more than 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis that has failed to stem a rise in cases.
The Republican president continued to press for U.S. schools to reopen in an overnight Twitter post, and defended his administration’s response to the virus in an interview with the Axios news website released late on Monday.
“They are dying, that’s true,” he said. “It is what it is. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t doing everything we can. It’s under control as much as you can control it. This is a horrible plague.”
Coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country, and dozens of U.S. states have had to pause or roll back their reopening plans. The White House coronavirus task force coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, said on Sunday the virus was “extraordinarily widespread” in rural areas as well as cities.
Stephen Hahn, the Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner, said on Tuesday the outbreak was still not under control and urged Americans to “take this seriously.”
“This virus is still with us, and it is around the country and we’re seeing these cases come not just in the United States but around the world,” Hahn said on ABC.
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"It is what it is."
