NEW YORK: The US surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tally. The grim milestone was reached as President Donald Trump mulled over when...
Speaking by telephone with Fox News on Saturday evening, Mr Trump said he would make a decision"reasonably soon", based on the advice of"a lot of very smart people, a lot of professionals, doctors and business leaders". He said"instinct" would also play a role.
Mr Trump's trade adviser, Mr Peter Navarro, told Fox News that"purist medical professionals" who took the position that the only way to minimise loss of life was to shut down the economy and society until the virus was"vanquished" were"half right". "So that very tough decision this President is going to be making is to have to weigh the balance and figure out which path does more damage."
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