President Trump on Monday attempted to downplay coronavirus fears with a misleading tweet comparing the virus causing the global health crisis to the seasonal flu
President Trump on Monday attempted to dismiss coronavirus fears with a misleading tweet comparing the virus causing the global health crisis to the seasonal flu.
In fact, many things are shut down. Columbia and Princeton Universities were among the latest to cancel classes or move them online Monday, and hundreds of conferences, conventions and public gatherings have been canceled, including the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, and the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin.
While it’s true that tens of thousands of people die from the flu every year — a statistic about which Trump repeatedly has expressed amazement — the coronavirus appears to be far more lethal to those who are infected. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization said that 3.4 percent of reported coronavirus patients have died worldwide.
In a visit to the Centers for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta Friday, Trump falsely claimed that “anybody that needs a test gets a test” for coronavirus.
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