Trump to refocus coronavirus task force on economic revival, concedes risks

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 34 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 66%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (May 6) his coronavirus task force would shift its primary focus to reviving US business and ...

Share this contentWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his coronavirus task force would shift its primary focus to reviving US business and social life, while acknowledging that reopening the economy could put more lives at risk.

The United States is already more than halfway there, with at least 71,000 lives lost to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, out of 1.2 million-plus Americans known to be infected, according to a Reuters tally. Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert and most high-profile member of Trump's task force, acknowledged that he was losing the argument against reopening the country too quickly.

The CDC predicted on Wednesday that the toll in the US was on track to top 100,000 by the end of May. Democratic governors of states hardest hit by the outbreak have at times clashed with Trump over easing restrictions.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

John Legend Says President Donald Trump Is the 'Exact Opposite of What We Need Right Now'“He says a bunch of ridiculous happy-talk home remedies that people should not be doing and he thinks he’s brilliant because he has a relative who is a doctor,” Legend said.
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »

Trump backtracks on scrapping of White House coronavirus task forcePresident Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to backtrack on plans announced the previous day to shut down the task force advising him on the coronavirus pandemic. The White House's earlier suggestion that the high-level team could close around the start of June was Trump's latest signal that
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »

Coronavirus: Trump to keep US task force but may swap out advisersWASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (May 6) his White House coronavirus task force would remain in place but with a focus on medical treatments and easing restrictions on businesses and social life and perhaps with different advisers.. Read more at straitstimes.com. Fauci and Birx are taking the US to nowhere. Time to bring in new blood to the mission.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Trump admits US reopening will cost more livesPHOENIX (USA) — US President Donald Trump conceded Tuesday (May 5) that more Americans will die in reopening the US economy but underlined his insistence on a dwindling coronavirus threat by refusing to wear a mask, even as he toured a mask-making factory.
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Trump admits US reopening will cost more livesPHOENIX: President Donald Trump conceded on Tuesday (May 5) that more Americans will die in reopening the US economy but underlined his insistence ... Oh you dont say?... 🤦🏻‍♀️ When no food are producing more will be affected too, and like any country there a plan of phases to opening up...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Trump says US must reopen even if more Americans get sick, die from Covid-19PHOENIX (BLOOMBERG) - US President Donald Trump launched headlong into his push to reopen the country on Tuesday (May 4), saying Americans should begin returning to their everyday lives even if it leads to more sickness and death from the pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com. And why hasn't anyone coughed on him yet? 🤔 The more Covid-19 test conducted the more positive ones will occur with a percentage of these that will turn into deaths. And as well as the negative ones too, which are not being reported in the sums of those that have been tested. Such will show more negatives than positives Dunno 'great job' trump extols his warriors to march towards death. I don't know about those warriors but I think I value my life more. Thank you. lol.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »