President Donald Trump has warned that the US will reach a "horrific point" in terms of death rates as one of the country's top doctors said the nation should brace for levels of tragedy reminiscent of the bombing of Pearl Harbour and the 9/11 attacks - Sky News April 6, 2020 US states have put lockdown procedures in place and assured the populace that essential services will be maintained, but what does that actually mean for US citizens? US Lockdown Trump has warned US citizens that the country will "reach a horrific point in terms of deaths from coronavirus, but from that point, things will start to change," while adding that the initial projections "may be on the high side." Deborah Birx, of the White House's Coronavirus Task Force, made the grim forecast during the daily presidential briefing on 31 March, but added that mitigation measures in place have prevented a far larger outbreak in the US, where there are were 386,817 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and over 12,285 deaths as of 23:00 on 7 April.ĭespite Trump's initial downplaying of the coronavirus epidemic, the US president has since changed his tune. The administration of President Donald Trump estimated that there will be between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many states have taken preventive measues but a nationwide lock down is almost impossible for Washington to impose due to the autonomous nature of the country's federalist state system. The USA is handling a huge number of coronavirus cases as the global pandemicdescends on the country , with New York in particular experiencing huge numbers of cases and deaths, which topped 4,000 on 7 April.
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