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US President Donald Trump has said the number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the United States is exaggerated, world agencies reported.
The United States recorded a record number of new cases today and the death toll surpassed 350,000.
“The number of cases and deaths from the Chinese virus is hugely exaggerated in the United States due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s method of detecting them, ridiculous compared to other countries, many of which deliberately report very highly inaccurate and underestimated, “Trump said on Twitter, calling the data” fake news. “
In response, America’s leading infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told ABC that the deaths were completely real. “All you have to do is go out and go to the trenches, go to the hospitals, go to the intensive care units and see what’s going on.” “Hospitals lack beds, there are not enough experienced staff and the available staff is exhausted, the expert added.
The number of infected people in the United States since the beginning of the pandemic is 20.4 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, recalls DPA. The number of vaccinated is also lower than expected.
The start of the vaccination campaign was slower than expected. A total of 4 million Americans have received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine, of which 1.5 million in the past 72 hours, Fauci said. A total of 13 million doses of vaccine have been delivered to health centers.
However, according to the health expert, despite the initial delay, vaccination is gaining momentum and the promise of the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, to vaccinate 100 million people in the first 100 days of his term is feasible, notes the Associated Press. / BTA
