Coronavirus: Trump sees ‘light at end of tunnel’ as US faces its darkest days
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US President Donald Trump and his task force battling Covid-19 said on Sunday that the United States may be approaching the peak of the outbreak.
“I see light at the end of the tunnel,” Trump said at a White House press briefing. “I think indications are some of the numbers coming out today … you know, we had a very good meeting today and we’re seeing things that we don’t even report because we think it’s too early to report.”
Dr Anthony Fauci, a key member of the task force and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Trump’s assessment was “not incompatible” with the team’s prediction on Saturday that the US was facing a “horrendous week” in terms of Covid-19 deaths.
“So right now we’re seeing as we all said correctly, that this is probably going to be a really bad week,” Fauci said.
“That is a reflection of what happened two and a half weeks ago. So if we start seeing now a flattening or a stabilisation of cases, what you’re hearing about potential light at the end of the tunnel doesn’t take away from the fact that tomorrow, the next day, are going to look really bad.”
“It’s really not incompatible with what we’re saying,” he added.