Google denies Trump's claim of nationwide Coronavirus portal, calls it a 'trial website'

While speaking in White House on March 13, US President Donald Trump h claimed that Google was developing a nationwide portal for tracking and screening of Coronavirus in US. He h also revealed that 1,700 engineers were working on it and h me "tremendous progress”. “It’s going to be very quickly done, unlike websites of past, to determine if a test is warranted and to facilitate testing at a nearby convenient location”, Trump h said in White House. 

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However, Google was quick to respond to US President's claim stating that ar company under its umbrella called "Verily" was working on building a "trial website" at a much smaller scale. This website would help direct people to testing facilities in Bay Area according to US media reports. 

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US declares Coronavirus 'a national emergency' 

This comes soon after US President declared coronavirus pandemic a national emergency. Speaking from Rose Garden, Trump said, “I am officially declaring a national emergency,” freeing up as much as $50 billion for state and local governments to respond to outbreak. 

Meanwhile, in spite of one of  Bolsanaro's aides - who h met with Trump at his Florida resort 'Mar-A-Lago' event being tested positive, Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence has t yet been tested for disease. White House stated that re was ' need' to do so and that neir Trump r Pence, would follow any self-quarantine protocols, as y showed symptoms for COVID-19. According to official figures, re are at least 2,174 coronavirus cases in US and 41 deaths to date. 

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