The Post, citing unnamed current and former US officials, said the warnings were contained in the daily classified summary of the most important global issues and security threats. Trump did restrict travel between the United States and China in late January, but he spent most of the following month downplaying the threat. He did not declare a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic until March 13, as the stock market plummeted and virus cases were on the rise in New York. For More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper. Read Now »As of late Monday, the United States recorded an overall coronavirus death toll of 56,144, with 988,197 confirmed infections, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Source: Standard Digital April 28, 2020 03:22 UTC