US President Donald Trump has warned Americans to brace for a "very horrendous" number of coronavirus deaths in the coming days.
The number of confirmed COovid-19 cases in the United States has surpassed 300,000. More than 8,300 people with the infection have died.
Speaking at a White House briefing, President Trump said the US was entering "a time that's going to be very horrendous" with "some really bad numbers." He said: "This will probably be the toughest week, there will be a lot of death." At the same time, Mr Trump said the US could not remain shut down forever. "Mitigation does work but again, we're not going to destroy our country." "I've said it from the beginning - the cure cannot be worse than the problem. "At a certain point