While the President is telling a tale of great successes, front-line health care workers are facing gruesome scenes in hospitals in a growing number of coronavirus hot spots | Analysis by stcollinson
His comments at Thursday's afternoon briefing underscored the growing duality of the fight: While the President is telling a tale of great successes, of a government powerfully mobilizing, front-line health care workers are facing gruesome scenes in hospitals in a growing number of hot spots.
One doctor in New York warned of"apocalyptic" scenes at her hospital, a lack of protective equipment for staff and a refrigerated truck brought in to hold bodies, in comments to The New York Times.But Trump sought to minimize the lethality of the virus."A lot of good things are happening. The mortality rate is, in my opinion ... way, way down," the President said."That takes a lot of fear out. It's one thing to have it. It's another thing to die.
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