Coronavirus infection rates are spiking to new highs in several areas across the country, according to undisclosed data the White House's pandemic task force is using to track rates of infection, which was obtained by NBCNews.
Trump claimed on Monday during a press conference focused on coronavirus testing that Americans"should all be able to get a test right now."
So far, the U.S. has done just 9 million tests since the pandemic erupted earlier this year, and that hasn't come close to meeting the demand for testing.conducted in late April said they thought they'd had the disease; just 5 percent of those people were able to get tested. "If people want to get tested, they get tested," Trump said."But for the most part, they shouldn't want to get tested."‘Don’t ask me, ask China’: Trump abruptly ends briefing when asked about China hostilityPresident Donald Trump abruptly ended a White House briefing on coronavirus response when a reporter asked him about his hostility toward China and the spread of COVID-19.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
White House Directs Officials to Wear Masks at All Times Inside White HouseBreaking: The White House directed officials to wear masks at all times inside the building after two people in the West Wing tested positive for coronavirus, administration officials said
Read more »
Unreleased White House report has coronavirus rates spiking in heartlandNEW: Coronavirus infection rates are spiking to new highs in several areas across the country, according to undisclosed data the White House's pandemic task force is using to track rates of infection, which was obtained by NBCNews.
Read more »
White House advisers expect unemployment rates to continue to rise - Business InsiderAs one advisor said the numbers for May are likely to be 'very difficult,' another said the next jobs report could see unemployment rates nearing 20%.
Read more »
Decision to shelve CDC report came from top White House officials, documents showThe emails show the nation’s top public health experts at the CDC spending weeks working on guidance to help the country deal with a public health emergency, only to see their work quashed by political appointees with little explanation
Read more »
Fauci and two other White House coronavirus task force members in quarantineThree members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Read more »
Coronavirus live updates: Fauci joins CDC chief on growing White House quarantine listCoronavirus live updates: CDC director to self-quarantine after White House exposure to COVID-19
Read more »