President Trump extended national social-distancing guidelines to April 30 yesterday.
"Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory has been won," Trump said at an evening press briefing.Trump said the administration is working to keep the projected death toll below 100,000.
Trump' previously said he wanted the country to reopen for business by Easter. Public health experts have warned that loosening restrictions by Easter, on April 12, would result in unnecessary death and economic damage. Trump had suggested that the coronavirus death rate would likely peak within two weeks.
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