Dr Anthony Fauci, a leading figure in Mr Trump's coronavirus task force, warns the outbreak could kill up to 200,000 Americans.
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People are urged to work at home when possible and avoid restaurants, bars, non-essential travel and shopping trips. Speaking at the White House briefing on Sunday, Dr Fauci - a leading figure in the Trump administration's coronavirus task force - said the projection was"entirely conceivable" if not enough is done to mitigate the crisis.Mr Trump said projection models had showed potentially 2.2 million people could have died had the US not put social distancing measures in place."It's a horrible number," Mr Trump said.
The president said he also wanted the governor and mayor of New York to check why"a hospital that's getting 10,000 masks goes to 300,000 masks during the same period", adding:"I think people should check that because there's something going on.Trump seems to be suggesting there’s some kind of black market market being run out of hospitals. That is wild and certainly not what we’re hearing from any healthcare workers in New York. They’re desperate.
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