Trump struck a serious tone in a recent press conference. He warned Americans that a rough road lies ahead of us during this pandemic. Trump was referring to the projections of fatalities that were going to be higher than many might expect. Dr. Fauci claims we can expect over 100k deaths due to this virus in the upcoming weeks.
“I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. We’re going to go through a very tough two weeks,” the President said in the White House briefing room.”
“The president tried to frame this news as best he could, noting that the projections for US casualties if the government had done nothing were in the millions.
“A lot of people were saying think of it as the flu, but it’s not the flu,” he said. “It’s vicious.”
“Trump’s appearance came on a day of grave developments that underscored the multi-front nature of the fight against Covid-19. Field hospitals sprang up in New York’s Central Park to alleviate overcrowding in the city’s hospitals. State governors pleaded with the federal government for more ventilators, and doctors prepared to make grim decisions about who will live and die amid a shortage of the machines.
Dr. Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx arrived armed with slides showing the rocketing rise of Covid-19 cases in New York and New Jersey in recent weeks, and more shallow curves for other states. Their most hopeful moments involved referring to Italy’s belated turn to a downward curve in infections after weeks of agony, reflecting the wrenching substance of their message.
But in order to keep deaths to the lower end of their estimates, they warned that maximum mitigation efforts — including physical distancing and staying at home — were imperative. Even with such a regime in place across the country — and some states and cities are not yet taking the advice seriously — there are likely to be between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths.
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“Fauci vowed, however, not to accept those figures and to strive to keep the mortality curve below expectations.
He said there were some early signs that mitigation efforts taken by states and the White House’s distancing guidelines, which have been extended until April 30, are working.
“Whenever you’re having an effect, it’s not time to take your foot off the accelerator,” Fauci said. “And that’s what I hope. And I know that we can that do over the next 30 days.”
Birx called on the entire nation to unite, and, in a comment that appeared to jar with Trump’s earlier rhetoric on the crisis, added: “There’s no magic vaccine or therapy. It’s just behaviors. Each of our behaviors translating into something that changes the course of this viral pandemic over the next 30 days,” Birx said.
I hope this is the worst of its as they say it is possible China may cause a second wave if they open up too soon. Hopefully, we can come up with a treatment for this virus soon as many Americans are now stuck at home and unable to work as their jobs are on-site only. God help all the families that are about to lose loved ones to this virus.
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