Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that while most Americans face a low risk from coronavirus, more US deaths could be imminent following the nation's first confirmed fatality.
"We know there will be more cases," Pence told CNN's Jake Tapper in a clip released Saturday, echoing President Donald Trump's earlier comments that additional cases in America were"likely." The full interview between Pence and Tapper is airing on Sunday's"State of the Union." When asked whether more Americans could die from the disease, Pence, who Trump has put in charge of coronavirus response and messaging, replied,"It is possible.
"Read More"But for people that have other conditions that would militate toward a worse outcome that, we could have more. We could have more sad news," Pence said."But the American people should know the risk for the average American remains low."Pence's comments come after the Trump administration announced new travel restrictions following news of the first US fatality from the disease.
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