Fox News medical contributor Dr. Martin Makary said on “Fox News Sunday” that “some of America still is in denial that we even have a problem” and that could potentially ruin attempts to “flatten the curve” as it pertains to COVID-19 cases in the country. “Many government leaders are doing the right thing, but the problem is some of America still is in denial that we even have a problem,” Makary said on Sunday, referencing the fact that officials in several states, including California, have issued shelter-in-place mandates and stay-at-home orders in an effort to curb the spread. Italy reported 46,638 currently infected with the new coronavirus and 5,476 deaths. “Makary had referenced a deleted tweet from Oklahoma Gov. Fox News’ Ronn Blitzer, Chad Pergram and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Source: Fox News March 22, 2020 18:37 UTC