Trump Says Peak US Death Rate Likely in Two Weeks, Extends Social Distance Guidelines Until April 30

New Delhi: As Coronavirus pandemic created havoc across the United States, president Donald Trump extended ‘social distancing’ guidelines till April 30. Notably, the president had received grim projections about the likely toll of the pandemic, following which he decided to extend the federal anti-coronavirus guidelines till the end of next month. Also Read - Joe Diffie, Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Dies of Coronavirus at 61

Anthony Fauci, one of the leading health experts on the task force team, had also warned that the US could see 100,000 to 200,000 deaths due to the contagious disease. When asked about the number of coronavirus deaths by one of the reporters, Trump said that the highest number will likely fall on Easter (April 12). “On Easter … that could be the peak number of deaths before it starts going down,” Trump said. Also Read - Meet Minal Dakhave Bhosale, Who Gave India Its First COVID-19 Testing Kit Costs Rs 1200 Day Before Delivering Baby Girl

“Therefore, we will be extending our guidelines to April 30th, to slow the spread. On Tuesday we will be finalising these plans and providing a summary of our findings, supporting data and strategy to the American people”, he added.