US President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged the seriousness of the Covid-19 epidemic in the United States during his first press conference devoted to what he calls "the China virus" since the end of April.
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“It will, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. I don't like to say it but it's like that, ” he told the White House, before calling on “ everyone ” to wear a mask, when physical distancing is not possible. While being satisfied with advances in vaccine research, as well as solving the shortage of tests and artificial respirators, the president for the first time adopted an alarmist tone over the spread of the epidemic in the south and the west of the country, going so far as to “implore” young people to “avoid crowded bars”.
“As you know, in recent weeks we have seen a worrying increase in cases in many areas of our south,” said Donald Trump. "We have potentially saved millions of lives with the initial lockdowns, but we are very aware of this disease," he added. "We will end it with therapeutic treatments and with a vaccine very quickly." "The virus will disappear, it will disappear," he said, affirming that the responsibility for the health situation was shared between himself and the governors of the states.
