The US on Friday, became the first country in the world to record 2,000 deaths in 24 hours making it the deadliest day from the Coronavirus pandemic any country has so far seen.
In a dark day for the country's health sector, the total number of Americans infected also ballooned to 500,000 as the Trump led nation with almost 18,798 deaths edges closer to Italy's death toll of 18,849.
New York made up almost half of the total death toll across the US and accounted for about a third of all deaths with over 7,000 deaths already in the state.
New Jersey is the second hardest-hit, with infections topping 54,588 and deaths reaching 1,932.

Dr Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus taskforce, on Friday warned it was too early to relax the government issued lockdown even though New York was showing positive results in the battle against coronavirus.

'What we're seeing right now is favorable signs,' Fauci said in an interview on CNN on Friday.

'We would want to see a clear indication that you were very, very clearly and strongly going in the right direction, because the one thing you don't want to do is you don't want to get out there prematurely and then wind up back in the same situation.
'The virus kind of decides whether or not it's going to be appropriate to open,' he said.
We're going in the right direction, let's keep in that direction,' Dr Fauci said.
'Obviously we're looking for the kinds of things that would indicate that we can go forward in a gradual way to essentially reopen the country to a more normal way,' Fauci said, adding that it depended on a number of factors.

I hope they aren't hyping these figures to score cheap points against China and tell the world how the Chinese are bad people

KingAzubuike:
I hope they aren't hyping these figures to score cheap points against China and tell the world how the Chinese are bad people

there is no way you will not blame China for this ongoing madness on Earth. They caused this and every blame should be on them.

US is now the Epicentre

Chai. This is a massive blow to the US

This points to one thing that the policies and actions taken so far by the government are not working and needs to be reviewed,Trump should assemble together top health experts and political leaders including Democrats to share ideas on new ways this pandemic can be curtailed not through blame game by blaming Democrats,who,China.The blame game can come later.

Heal the world

The USA sure leads in everything

China must ve been laughing at background now..

China.....last card, check

KingAzubuike:
I hope they aren't hyping these figures to score cheap points against China and tell the world how the Chinese are bad people

You never fail to make stupid comments. You better pray to God for wisdom and understanding. Littering the whole forum with your foolish posts.