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Coronavirus: Trump warns Americans to expect 'painful two weeks' due to COVID-19 'plague' – Sky News, Sky.com

Coronavirus: Trump warns Americans to expect 'painful two weeks' due to COVID-19 'plague' – Sky News, Sky.com
                                                     

Donald Trump has warned Americans to expect a “very painful two weeks” in the fight against coronavirus as the country death toll peaks.

In a briefing at the White House, the US president urged people to follow social distancing guidelines to combat the spread of COVID – which have been enforced until the end of April.

The White House projects 214, to 432, 10 deaths in the US from the coronavirus pandemic if social distancing guidelines are maintained.

  

       Image:          Donald Trump gives a briefing on the coronavirus spread in the US       

Graphs shown at Tuesday’s briefing showed that without the measures COVID – 100 Deaths in the US could reach 2.2 million.

“It’s absolutely critical for the American people to follow the guidelines for the next 100 days, “Mr Trump said.

“It’s a matter of life and death, frankly.

“I want every American to be prepared for the tough days ahead. It’s going to be a very, very painful two weeks.”

Mr Trump has previously warned that coronavirus deaths in the US are expected to

peak in two weeks’ time , with forecasts predicting 2, (deaths on) April.

His latest remarks came less than after he said he wanted the US economy running again by Easter .

  

       Image:          Mr Trump called COVID – a ‘plague’       

At Tuesday’s briefing, Mr Trump branded COVID – 100 an “invisible enemy” and “a plague” and said the US government was holding back , ventilators ahead of an expected “surge” in cases.

“This is going to be three weeks like we haven’t seen before,” he added.

Mr Trump also claimed Americans could use scarves as face masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

“You can use a scarf,” he said. “A lot of people have scarves … scarves would be very good.

” My feeling is if people want to do it, there’s certainly no harm to it.

“Use a scarf if you want rather than going out and getting a mask. We’re making millions and millions of masks but we want them to go to the hospitals.

” We don ‘ t want everybody competing with the hospitals who really need them.

The number of people who have died in the US after testing positive for coronavirus has (risen to 3, , surpassing the 3, (reported fatalities in China, where the outbreak began.)

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