#BREAKING: Vice President Mike Pence says more than 1.1 million people have been tested for coronavirus in the U.S. (Thread)
#DEVELOPING: Dr. Deborah Birx shows a model predicting the potential number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. over the next few months. (Thread)
*With 'no mitigation' the model shows 1.5 to 2 million deaths.
*With 'mitigation' the model shows between 100,000-240,000 deaths.
*With 'no mitigation' the model shows 1.5 to 2 million deaths.
*With 'mitigation' the model shows between 100,000-240,000 deaths.
#DEVELOPING: Dr. Fauci:
"This is tough. People are suffering. People are dying...This is going to be the answer to our problems. So, let's all pull together and make sure, as we look forward to the next 30 days, we do it with all the intensity and force."
"This is tough. People are suffering. People are dying...This is going to be the answer to our problems. So, let's all pull together and make sure, as we look forward to the next 30 days, we do it with all the intensity and force."
#DEVELOPING: President Trump on coronavirus pandemic & mitigation:
"I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. We're going to go through a very tough two weeks...this is going to be a very painful, very very painful two weeks."
"I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. We're going to go through a very tough two weeks...this is going to be a very painful, very very painful two weeks."
#DEVELOPING: Dr. Fauci says the model projecting the potential number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. could be modified as they get more data and feed it into the model. (Thread)
"Models are as good as the assumptions you put into them."
"Models are as good as the assumptions you put into them."
