"This affects virtually no one, it is wonderful," said President Donald Trump in reference to covid-19.
And it ensures that young people under the age of 18 are not infected.
But when he spoke to journalist Bob Woodward in March, he said the pandemic was a high risk, but he wanted to downplay it.
America's leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says it is unacceptable not to recognize the risk posed by the coronavirus.