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Trump to hold presser on ‘very important’ virus news
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump said he
will hold a news conference Wednesday on “very important news from the FDA”
related to the new coronavirus.
Trump, who referred to the disease as the “Chinese virus” in a tweet, shed
no light on the development to be disclosed.
“I will be having a news conference today to discuss very important news
from the FDA concerning the Chinese Virus!”
At least 100 people have died of the virus in the United States, which has
nearly 6,500 confirmed cases of the disease, according to a running tally
kept by Johns Hopkins University.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1756 hrs