As the president mulls when restrictive coronavirus measures might start to be lifted, the U.S. passed a grim milestone of leading the world in deaths from the virus.
While the organization was working with countries on ways to gradually ease lockdowns, doing so too quickly could be highly dangerous, Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
America's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci reiterated this point in an interview with CNN on Friday. He said although there were promising signs of declining rates of coronavirus hospitalizations and a lower need for intensive care,"now is no time to back off." The death toll in Italy stands at 18,849 people according to an NBC News tally, with an increasing number of Italian doctors dying from the virus, 109 so far according to official figures from the National Federation of Medical Professionals.
Earlier in the week Spanish lawmakers also voted to extend lockdown measures until April 26, while Ireland on Friday made the same extension decision with restrictions to remain in place until May 5.
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