Trump downplays fears of virus epidemic in US despite its global spread

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His comments contradicted US health officials who urged Americans to be ready to cancel mass meetings. FMTNews Trump US

US president’s comments on the virus contradicted that US health officials.

More than 2,700 people have died in China and some 78,000 have been infected. There have been more than 50 deaths and 3,600 cases in dozens of other countries. Iran’s neighbours have shut their borders, while Mongolia has suspended flights from South Korea and Japan. China reported 29 more deaths Thursday – its lowest daily tally since January – and 433 new cases, most of them in hard-hit Hubei province and well below massive increases from just a week ago.In Latin America’s first case, the 61-year-old patient had travelled to Italy’s Lombardy region.Greece’s first case is a woman who had been in northern Italy, while France, Spain, Croatia, Austria, North Macedonia and Algeria have all reported cases linked to Italy.

 

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