US President Donald Trump speaks of a reduction in deaths and progress on vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus, which he refers to as the 'China virus.' He pulled one from his pocket in the White House briefing room but did not put it on. Besides declaring support for masks as a way to fight the pandemic, he admonished young people against crowding bars and spreading the disease. “It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better,” Trump said from the White House. “I’m getting used to the mask,” he added, pulling one out after months of suggesting that mask-wearing was a political statement against him.-AP

Source: The Standard July 22, 2020 04:07 UTC