On Thursday, April 2, the US recorded its highest
daily number of deaths from the coronavirus crisis as officials reported more
than 1100 new deaths - 1,169 to be precise. This is the highest one-day toll
recorded in any country. Its tally of confirmed cases grew to more than 240,000
and deaths surpassed 5,800. The number of people infected by the coronavirus worldwide has surged
above 1 million, and the number who have died of the disease rose above 52,000.
On Thursday, US coronavirus taskforce coordinator,
Deborah Birx, said "The most important thing is the social distancing
and washing your hands, and we don't want people to get an artificial sense of
protection because they're behind a mask." She emphasized that though the
White House is expected to urge everyone across the country to begin wearing
cloth masks or face coverings in public to dampen the spread of the virus, the
masks should be considered an additive piece and not a substitute for social
distancing.
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