President Trump and a top US health official cautioned young people to heed the advice to socially distance and be wary of the coronavirus pandemic even though they do not fall in the highest risk groups.
Dr. Deborah Birx said during Wednesday's briefing at the White House that the coronavirus task force is concerned about reports indicating that more young people are becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus. It suggests they may have continued to be exposed to the virus because they weren't concerned about being at risk, she said.
there may be disproportional number of infections among that group and so even if it's a rare occurrence it may be seen more frequently in that group."She also said that the task force has"not seen any significant mortality in children."Read MoreTrump, who initially downplayed concerns over the virus as it began to spread across the globe, said Wednesday his initial comments were aimed at keeping people calm.
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