What did Donald Trump predict about the pandemic on 10 Feb 2020?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
Now, the virus that we're talking about having to do—you know, a lot of people think that goes away in April with the heat—as the heat comes in. Typically, that will go away in April.
~61,000 U.S. deaths during April 2020
Trump said the virus would typically go away in April with the heat. During April 2020, U.S. cases rose from about 192,000 to about 1.08 million and deaths from about 5,400 to about 66,600.
Over April 2020, U.S. confirmed cases rose from about 192,000 to about 1.08 million and cumulative deaths from about 5,400 to about 66,600 (Johns Hopkins CSSE).
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- White House business session with the National Governors Association.