President Donald Trump says the US has "passed the peak" of new coronavirus cases and predicted some states would reopen this month. The US has nearly 640,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases and over 30,900 deaths. "The data suggests that nationwide, we have passed the peak of new cases," Mr Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden on Wednesday. "I will tell you more and more we're hearing the story and we'll see," Mr Trump said when asked about the claims at his daily briefing. When questioned about the dangers of reopening too soon, Mr Trump said: "There's also death involved in keeping it closed."

Source: The Star April 16, 2020 09:22 UTC