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Trump says peak in Covid-19 deaths in US to ‘hit in 2 weeks,’ extends social distancing guidelines till April 30 Trump says peak in Covid-19 deaths in US to ‘hit in 2 weeks,’ extends social distancing guidelines till April 30
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US President Donald Trump has said that nationwide coronavirus guidelines would be extended for another month, citing model data suggesting that the US should brace for the peak in death rates in two weeks.
“The peak - the highest point of death rates...is likely to hit in two weeks,” Trump said as he was delivering an update on the coronavirus situation in the US on Sunday.
Citing estimates suggesting that if social distancing guidelines had not been introduced, 2.2 million people could have died as result of the pandemic in the US, Trump said that it was essential to prolong the existing measures until the end of April.
“Now we're looking at numbers that are much, much lower than that,” he said.
In contrast with his previous rhetoric, Trump appeared to call for patience, warning against celebrating victory against the deadly disease that has claimed over 2,430 lives in the US before the outbreak stopped.
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