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March 5, 2020

President Trump Contradicts WHO's Warning over Coronavirus Death Rate
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The World Health Organization said Tuesday the global death rate from
the disease caused by the new coronavirus is 3.4% - far deadlier than
the seasonal flu. But on Wednesday night, President Trump said he had a
"hunch" the number was actually much lower. Trump was speaking with Fox
News's Sean Hannity.

President Donald Trump: "Well, I think the 3.4% is really a false
number. Now, this is just my hunch, and - but based on a lot of
conversations with a lot of people that do this, because a lot of people
will have this, and it's very mild."

On Wednesday, House lawmakers passed an $8.3 billion emergency spending
package for combating coronavirus. After headlines, we'll go to two
ground zeroes in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus: New
York and Seattle.


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