Trump accused of cover up over number of coronavirus cases in US as deaths mount

On Sunday the government site clearly published the total number of people tested for the deadly virus, but by the next day had removed that information from its reporting data. The discrepancy was picked up by an eagle-eyed social media user, Judd Legum, who immediately posted his observations to Twitter. In a post, he wrote: “BREAKING: The CDC has stopped disclosing the number of Americans tested for coronavirus.

“On the left is how the website looked last night. On the right is what it looks like now, with the testing info removed.

“The lack of testing is a scandal. This is the coverup.”

This has led to speculation that the CDC has been ordered by the Trump administration to hide the fact that few tests are being done.

The fewer tests carried out inevitably makes it more difficult to gain an accurate picture of the true scale of the problem, and potentially creates a false perception that the virus is limited in number and location.

Last Thursday, the US President announced that Vice-President Mike Pence would assume the role of coronavirus Czar, as he sought to calm fears about the spread of the virus.

Trump insisted that the US was “very, very ready for anything” and would even put large cities into lockdown if necessary.

He said his administration was prepared to spend whatever it took to stop the virus and had asked Congress for $2.5 billion in extra funding.

At a rally on Tuesday the US President also claimed that the US could develop treatment for the deadly Coronavirus before the true vaccine is released.

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“We had a great meeting with a lot of great companies.

“They’re going to have vaccines, I think, relatively soon, and they’re going to have something that makes you better, and that’s actually going to take place even sooner.”

Mr Trump added that the US “knows what it is doing” to treat the deadly disease, which has now killed six people in the country.

He said: “We’re going to reduce the severity of what’s happening, the duration of the virus. We discussed all of these things.

“We will bring these therapies to market as rapidly as possible.

“I have to say, with thriving economy the way it is and the most advanced health system on earth, America is so resilient. We know what we’re doing.”

This comes as the number of deaths in the US from COVID-19 rose to 9.

Moreover, the World Health Organization said that the lethal virus has killed about 3.4 percent of those diagnosed with the illness globally — higher than what has previously been estimated.

According to the website worldometers.info there have been a total globally of 92,880 confirmed cases, with 3,168 deaths.

source: express.co.uk