CORONAVIRUS LATEST: • Pres. Trump says COVID-19 testing is 'overrated,' but he's 'willing to keep doing it.' • Pandemic has killed more than 623,000 people across the globe. • Over 15.2 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their nations' outbreaks.has become the worst-affected country, with more than 3.9 million diagnosed cases and at least 143,190 deaths.Here is how the news is developing today. All times Eastern. Check back for updates.
Trump, in an interview with Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel that aired Wednesday night, implied that the increased testing makes the U.S."look bad" and said,"I don't mind looking bad if it's a good thing.""To me, every time you test a case it gets reported in the news, we found more cases. If instead of 50 we did 25, we have half the number of cases.
In the U.S., deaths in the last week were up 12.3% over the previous week, according to an internal Federal Emergency Management Agency memo obtained by ABC News. The memo also highlighted how some of the hardest-hit states, like Arizona, are facing tough choices to decide who gets care as hospitals run short on health care equipment and resources.
The mixed messaging this week continues as the president urged Americans to wear masks only to show up hours later at his Washington hotel at a fundraiser speaking to supporters without one."I don't think it's something that you have to do or should do," he told FOX News."But everyone around me has tested, so I'm not the perfect person to talk about it. But I believe that you should wear it, even if there's a 1% chance it helps.
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