Hours before health officials confirmed a 60th case of the COVID-19 disease in the U.S., the president tried to calm growing concern about the nation's preparedness, tweeting, 'USA in great shape!'
President Trump, pictured in New Delhi on Tuesday, has consistently underplayed the threat that the coronavirus COVID-19 disease poses to the American public.President Trump, pictured in New Delhi on Tuesday, has consistently underplayed the threat that the coronavirus COVID-19 disease poses to the American public.announced Wednesday that he will hold a news conference to defend the administration's response to the crisis.
"USA in great shape!" he wrote in a Wednesday tweet."By the way, we have not had one death. Let's keep it that way!"Trump's tweets came hours before officials disclosed a 60th case of the COVID-19 disease in the United States. That number includes 42 people who were quarantined and repatriated after traveling on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
But the president's messaging contradicts sobering information relayed to the public by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's leading health officials."It's not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but more really a question of when it will happen — and how many people in this country will have severe illness," Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the CDC told reporters during a briefing on Tuesday.
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