President Trump said in early February that the new coronavirus was deadlier than the flu and that it could travel through the air, according to a new book from journalist Bob Woodard. Read more:
. In addition to the tapes, the news outlets also received advance copies of Woodward’s new book about the president,on the interview, Woodward says he expected the president to talk about impeachment, since he had just been acquitted by the Senate. Woodward says he was surprised when Trump’s focus was on the virus.
The U.S. bears the grim distinction of leading the world in COVID-19 cases and deaths. So far, the coronavirus has infected 6.3 million Americans and killed more than 190,000. Compared to other wealthy nations, the U.S. has fared poorly, struggling to come up with ways to contain the virus.
William Hanage, PhD, an epidemiologist in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, says the president’s desire not to cause panic is understandable and a core tenet of public health. But he says Trump went about it the wrong way. “It was not surprising that he knew. What is surprising is that rather than get ready and prepare people for the crisis ahead, he tried to deny it,” he says.
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