'We're going to have the flu epidemic and the coronavirus epidemic at the same time'
Trump attributed the spike in the confirmed cases of coronavirus to the large-scale testing of the deadly disease.
The number of infections in America has crossed 500,000, the highest in the world
Currently more than 95 per cent of America's 330 million population are under a stay-at-home order and over 22 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits.
On Monday, as many 1,334 died in the US because of coronavirus and 24,895 new cases were reported. The number was far less than the fatalities hovering around 2,000 for the past several days and over 30,000 new cases being reported daily.
Over 3,66,000 Americans have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 in teh US climbed to over 140,000 and the death toll reached 2,475.
Trump also raised the possibility of using light to combat the deadly viral infection.
Trump's remarks came as Deborah Bix, a member of White House Task Force on coronavirus, based on a model from actual data from the ground, said the death toll in the US could be between 1,00,000 to 2,00,000, with the strict implementation of the existing mitigation measures including social distancing till April 30.
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