In a telephonic conversation with Fox News, United States President Donald Trump has dismissed the World Health Organisation’s claim that the mortality rate for the COVID-19 is 3.4% – higher than the 2% that was reported earlier. Trump said he has a “hunch that the mortality rate is actually less than 1%” after factoring in unreported cases.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah also made a compilation of Trump’s statements about coronavirus titled “Trump thanks Trump for containing coronavirus”.
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