Trump says that 'if we stop testing right now, we'd have very few cases' of coronavirus
President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable discussion with African-American supporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump said Monday that there would be very few cases of coronavirus if the US stopped its testing and contact tracing measures.
, there was a 185% increase in new cases in Oklahoma as of Monday morning, compared to two weeks ago.Arkansas, Oregon, Florida, and Nevada all had increases of more than 100% compared to two weeks ago, while Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Utah had increases between 39% and 60%.President Donald Trump said Monday that there would be very few cases of coronavirus if the US stopped its testing and contact tracing.
"So the media likes to say we have the most cases, but we do, by far, the most testing. If we did very little testing, we wouldn't have the most cases. So, in a way, by doing all of this testing, we make ourselves look bad," "For instance, they would say we have more than China. I don't think so. We have more than other countries. I don't think so. But by doing all of the testing ... we're going to have more cases because we do more testing.
His comment on Monday comes as multiple states across the country are seeing spikes in confirmed cases as they relax social distancing guidelines and begin reopening their economies. Now, as states ease lockdown measures and reopen businesses, public health experts warn that an increase in confirmed cases will follow. The spike will also likely be exacerbated due to nationwide protests against racism and police brutality following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in police custody.States like Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona, Arkansas, South Carolina, and others have seen an uptick in new cases.
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