Next 30 days are very crucial: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that the next 30 days are very vital for America in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as the confirmed cases of those infected by the deadly disease soured to 164,000 and fatalities crossed 3,100 in the country.

His remarks came a day after he extended the "social distancing" guidelines until April 30, expecting the peak death rate from COVID-19 to hit the country in two weeks.

"Challenging times are ahead for the next 30 days, and this is a very vital 30 days," Trump told reporters at his daily White House news conference on Monday (March 30), his second consecutive one in the Rose Garden.

More than 250 million of America's 330 million are in stay at home order and more than two dozen states have been notified as major disaster declaration, in addition to declaration of national emergency.

Source: Agencies



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