Experts Warn The CoronaVirus Could Kill 200,000 In The U.S.

Deaths due to CoronaVirus

The coronavirus death toll is soaring in the United States. Health experts warn that “no state, no metro area will be spared” by the outbreak. President Donald Trump seals the nation by extending the shutdown. This dashes the hopes of a quick resumption of normal life. 

A model of novel coronavirus was shown to President Donald Trump. That model tells that the virus could lead to 100,000 to 200,000 U.S. deaths. Even when the current guidelines are in place. This leads to the announcement of the shutdown until the end of April.

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Highlights

Here are some notable advancements:

  • Another 812 people have died in Italy after losing to coronavirus. On Monday, this brings the country’s total number of deaths linking to the outbreak to 11,591. An additional 1,648 people in Italy were infectious with the virus, officials say. This brings the country’s total number of CoronaVirus cases to 101,739. In a gleam of hope, Italy ascertains that another 1,590 people recover from the virus. The highest number of restorations since the first case back in February.
  • The number of contaminations in Spain exceeds China’s official figures on Monday. Spanish authorities authenticate more than 6,000 new cases within 24 hours. Among those testing positive: Fernando Simón, is a leading Spain’s coronavirus task force.
  • The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency consent to a Trump administration plan. The plan is to issue millions of doses of anti-malarial drugs to hospitals across the United States. It says it is worth the risk of trying unproven medications to slow the disease is seriously ill coronavirus patients.
  • Trump tells on Sunday that federal guidance urging social distancing measures will stay in place through April 30. The president backs off from his hope that the United States will be “open up” by Easter. He states that U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus will probably peak in two weeks.
  • The ­nation’s top infectious diseases ­expert, Anthony S. Fauci, and the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, Deborah Birx, tells the president that the United States could record up to 200,000 deaths as a result of the pandemic. Therefore Trump announces to extend the shutdown period till the end of April.