Coronavirus: Trump denies downplaying severity of virus
US President Donald Trump has denied that he downplayed the seriousness of Covid-19, despite admitting in a recorded interview having done that.The claim contradicts what Mr Trump told journalist Bob Woodward earlier this year that he minimised the virus's severity to avoid panic.
Mr Trump was quoted as telling him the virus was"deadly stuff" before the first US death was confirmed. "My action was very strong," he said, citing a ban imposed on people travelling from China and Europe earlier this year.
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