US health official: America could see similar death rate to China if coronavirus spreads

Amid coronavirus outbreak, director of US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci reportedly said that fatality rate in US could reach same level as in China, because re is vaccine or cure available as of yet. While speaking to an international media outlet, Fauci said that US also needs more resources to fight coronavirus outbreak as number of infected people has alrey surpassed 50.  

Fauci said that US has a pandemic preparedness plan that was developed for pandemic influenza. He furr ded that nation also needs more resources as people who are dying require intensive care. He furr said that just like China has intubation for respiratory assistance in breathing and an intensive care unit, US should also have as good as a care system. Fauci ded that orwise US will see comparable s of morbidity and mortality. 

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Furrmore, Dr Nancy Messonnier of United States CDC said in a call with reporters on February 25 that a wider spre of coronavirus in country is certain. Messonnier said, “it's t so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rar more a question of exactly when this will happen, and how many people in this country will have a severe illness.”

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'Great job'

Meanwhile, United States President Donald Trump has lauded his ministration along with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for doing a “great job” in handling crisis. After returning from his maiden trip to India, Trump also took a dig on Democrats who were critical about early closing of US borders and said that it was, “too soon”. Moreover, while death toll of COVID-19 in China has reached 2,715, Trump bragged about t having even “one death”.

According to Trump, matter what Republicans do, Democrats will criticise m for “doing bly”. On or hand, if coronavirus disappeared, US President said that Democrats would call out Trump ministration for being “incompetent”. However, he n ds, "it is what it is". 

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