The pandemic has killed over 1,12,900 in the US and infected 2,066,634 so far
Workers transport the corpse of a suspected COVID-19 victim at the San Isidro Pantheon in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, on Wednesday. PIC/AFP
Even as number of confirmed novel Coronavirus infections in the US topped two million on Wednesday and a health expert warned that the death toll could nearly double by September, President Donald Trump announced his plans to resume rallies for election scheduled on November 3. The pandemic has killed over 1,12,900 in the US and infected 2,066,634 so far. With the US easing restrictions across the country, at least 20 states have reported a rise in new infections, reported NPR.
-Not just a guess-
ADVERTISEMENT
Ashish Jha, the head of Harvard-s Global Health Institute, told CNN on Wednesday that he is not trying to "scare" people to stay at home rather urged everyone adhere to the social distancing rules and called for ramping up testing and tracing. "Anybody who-s expecting a dramatic decrease in cases is almost surely engaging in wishful thinking. And if it [COVID numbers] stays just flat for the next three months, we-re going to hit 2,00,000 deaths sometime in September," Jha said.
Jha said the toll is "not just a guess". Currently 800-1000 people are dying daily in the US and all data suggest that the situation is going to get worse. "We-re going to unfortunately have another 25,000 deaths a month until September, and then it-ll keep going. It-s not going to magically disappear," Jha said.
First rally in Oklahoma
Trump said he would start his rally from Oklahoma, followed by a series of others in the states of Texas, Florida, Arizona and North Carolina. He had suspended his poll rallies in March due to the pandemic.
Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates.
Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel @middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
