Birx believed the US would follow the same trajectory as Italy, with a sharp increase in cases followed by a gradual decline.
Dr Deborah Birx, the chief medical officer on the White House coronavirus task force, told the Trump administration in April that it was not a long term problem for the U, reported The New York Times.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Story continuesAccording to the report, Trump sought to make states responsible for coronavirus control measures to evade responsibility and political fallout.
With the US recording 70,000 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, the president has repeatedly sought to downplay the data, falsely claiming that increasing cases result from the US testing more people for the virus.
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