Prognosis
Trump Officials Try to Ease Concern on Virus Before Remarks
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Top U.S. officials sought to ease public concern over the risks of coronavirus to the American public ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on Wednesday evening, as the virus continued to spread across the globe.
Trump and his senior advisers see coronavirus as a serious health threat that warrants a full response yet assess the risk of the virus in the U.S. as more comparable to the flu in terms of the fatality rate, according to people familiar with internal discussions.