1,302 Americans Died From COVID-19 In One Day, President Trump Remains Optimistic
In the context of the
disease has not shown signs of cooling in the US, the number of deaths from
COVID-19 is increasing to thousands of people every day but US President Donald
Trump is still optimistic about the situation in the country.
According to statistics
from Johns Hopkins University, published on the morning of August 5 (Vietnam
time), the US recorded 1,302 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the
total number of non-fatal cases here to 156,668. The number of
COVID-19 cases also increased by 53,847 to more than 4.7 million.
Meanwhile, US President
Donald Trump expressed optimism about the disease situation in this
country. Speaking at a White House press conference, he said:
“There are signs that our strong efforts to reduce the impact of the epidemic, especially to protect those most at risk, are really effective."
President Trump has resumed
nearly daily press conferences about the epidemic, although the number of cases
began to skyrocket in many parts of the southern and western United States
since the end of June.
“They are still dying, that's the truth. However, that does not mean that we do not do everything we can. The disease is under control as much as we can control it. It was a terrible disease.”
President Trump said in an
interview with the Axios news website published on August 4.
President Trump also said
that schools in the United States should reopen, despite the protests of many
teachers and health officials' warnings.
On the same day, local
media reported that Chicago public schools the third largest public school
system in the US, will organize all online classes for 350,000 students this Fall
amid the COVID-19 pandemic complicated movements. The Chicago public
school system board is expected to announce the details of the plan on August
5.
In the context of the disease has not shown signs of cooling in the US, dozens of states in the country have had to pause or withdraw their plans to reopen the economy. In its latest announcement on Aug. 4, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said it would extend phase 2 of implementing restraining measures for an additional three weeks to control the disease.
Accordingly, current
preventive measures, including the order to close bars and wear masks, will
remain in force until the end of August.
The number of COVID-19
cases in the US continues to rise throughout the United States. Dozens of
states were forced to stop plans to reopen the economy.
The United States has
consistently recorded an average of more than 1,000 deaths a day in the past
two weeks. According to Worldometer, up to the present time, the number of
deaths in the US has exceeded 160,000 people, while the number of infections
reached more than 4.9 million people.
Deborah Birx, MD, of the US
government's anti-COVID-19 task force, warned the virus had "spread
abnormally" into rural areas as well as cities across the United States.
Stephen Hahn, member of the
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said on Aug. 4 that the disease was not
under control and urged Americans to "be very cautious."
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