{"id":250667,"date":"2020-03-31T20:35:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T00:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=250667"},"modified":"2020-03-31T20:35:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T00:35:52","slug":"white-house-projects-100k-to-240k-us-deaths-from-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/31\/white-house-projects-100k-to-240k-us-deaths-from-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trump called on Americans to brace themselves for a \u201crough two-week period\u201d but predicted the country would soon see a \u201clight at the end of the tunnel\u201d of the global catastrophe that has killed more than 3,500 Americans and infected 170,000 more. (File Photo by 🇨🇭 Claudio Schwarz | @purzlbaum\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The White House on Tuesday projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic if current social distancing guidelines are maintained. President Donald Trump called American efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus \u201ca matter of life and death\u201d and urged the public to heed his administration’s social distancing guidelines.<\/p>\n

Trump called on Americans to brace themselves for a \u201crough two-week period\u201d but predicted the country would soon see a \u201clight at the end of the tunnel\u201d of the global catastrophe that has killed more than 3,500 Americans and infected 170,000 more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe’re going to go through a very tough two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments came after Trump announced Sunday that he was extending to April 30 the social distancing guidelines that urged Americans to cease social gatherings, work from home, suspend onsite learning at schools and more in a nationwide effort to stem the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

It was an abrupt reversal for Trump, who spent much of last week targeting April 12 as the day he wanted to see Americans \u201cpack the pews\u201d for Easter Sunday services.<\/p>\n

Many states and local governments already have stiffer controls in place on mobility and gatherings.<\/p>\n

Trump spoke after another troubling day for the stock market, which has been in a free fall as the cononavirus ground the economy to a near-halt and left millions unemployed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 400 points, or roughly 1.9%, to seal the worst first-quarter finish of its 135-year history.<\/p>\n

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