Trump is preparing for record growth in the number of deaths from COVID-19 – NYT

According to calculations of the American government, by June 1, the number of deaths from COVID-19 will reach 3000 people per day

In the United States has developed a test to identify asymptomatic carriers of the coronavirus, the Administration of us President Donald trump preparing for a rise in the number of infections and deaths from the coronavirus in the country over the next few weeks. This publication reports The New York Times , citing an internal document within the administration, which was prepared on the basis of the forecast of the Federal emergency management Agency.

According to calculations of the American government, by June 1, the number of deaths from COVID-19 will reach 3,000 people per day, which is 70% more than the current number in 1,750.

Projections based on government modelling, predicting around 200,000 new infections every day, to the end of the month, compared to about 25 000 cases per day at present.

According to the latest estimates Hopkins University, USA 1 180 634 confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus, has died 68 934 human, recovered 187 180 people.

Earlier, U.S. President Donald trump said that the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the country could reach about 100 thousand people, and it is significantly above recent forecasts.

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