Trump risks creating more coronavirus panic by trying to prevent it

Seeking to avoid panic about the spread of the coronavirus during a Feb. 26 press conference, President Trump praised his administration’s response, which he implied would mean a minimal number of cases in the United States. “When you have 15 people, and the 15, within a couple of days, is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done,” Trump said.

This past Thursday, Trump tweeted, “With approximately 100,000 CoronaVirus cases worldwide, and 3,280 deaths, the United States, because of quick action on closing our borders, has, as of now, only 129 cases (40 Americans brought in) and 11 deaths.”