Coronavirus: US deploys hospital ships and asks citizens to cancel surgery
Speaking about a potential vaccine, he said that clinical trials had stepped up and that one was now being tested on humans - something the World Health Organisation referred to at its own press conference in Geneva on Wednesday.
At the US press conference, the task-force also reiterated its call to young people to listen to government guidelines that called for aof the virus, adding that they could be unwittingly spreading the virus - which can be transmitted by people who are asymptomatic. It comes the same day as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed with Mr Trump to close the border between their countries to stem the rise in North American coronavirus cases.Coronavirus: Who's most at risk?
The number of confirmed cases in the US stands at 7,324, according to Johns Hopkins University, with 115 deaths. The country has stopped people travelling in from most of Europe to fight new infections, while many cities have put shut downs in place to limit people's movements.
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