Analysis: White House task force documents show testing, access to medical gear, and treatments are still works in progress as the president declares victory.
Just a few weeks ago, he confidently predicted that the death toll from COVID-19 might not surpass 50,000 people in the United States. It currently stands at more than 82,000. And this week, he sounded the notes of a conqueror despite the continued spread of the disease and more fatalities.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Tuesday that she had spoken to Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House's coronavirus response coordinator, and was told that"these are isolated outbreaks ... where there are specific instances in, let's say, a meat-processing facility or a prison," which can be isolated.
Moreover, even in some places where growth in the number of cases is at least partially a function of expanded testing, local officials aren't certain that they've hit a peak or that they won't cause more harm by loosening restrictions now. “I want the county to open because businesses are hurting,” he said, but “science, data and experts — these are the three things that we will rely on.”
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