5/7/2023 0 Comments White house national lockdown![]() "It seems to me that if we do a really good job, we'll not only hold the death down to a level that is much lower than the other way, had we not done a good job," Trump said during an afternoon coronavirus task force briefing.Īs Trump was briefing, the Dow posted its worst point drop in history. Still, he said testing problems that plagued the administration's early response were resolved and gave himself a perfect 10 out of 10 when asked how he would grade his response to the coronavirus pandemic. "I've asked that question many, many times," Trump said, signaling his own desire to see the crisis end. "We'll see what happens, but they think August, could be July, could be longer than that," Trump said of the time when life might return to normal in the United States, where some cities have ordered residents to remain at home and localized lockdowns are beginning to take effect. ![]() Gone were predictions that it would soon fade or that it was under control, replaced instead by a much longer-term outlook that he acknowledged was still uncertain. The recommendations he offered were the most substantive to date on how he would advise Americans carry out their lives as the virus spreads. Trump himself appeared more downbeat about the short-term prospects for combating the virus, predicting the outbreak wouldn't be contained until at least the summer and suggesting a recession was possible. The new guidance, which President Donald Trump announced from the White House in an uncharacteristically sober press conference, reflected the heightened gravity of the situation facing the country as more and more people become infected. ![]() (CNN) - The White House advised all Americans to avoid groups of more than 10 and urged older people to stay at home in a set of new guidelines designed to fight a spreading coronavirus outbreak. The White House advised people not to gather in groups of more than 10 in a set of new guidelines to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
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