Virus anxiety rises on dire White House projections

Virus anxiety rises on dire White House projections
Rebecca Howard
Investor anxiety at the spread of covid-19 is back front and centre after While House projections pointed to a looming spike in deaths in the US.US President Donald Trump warned of a “tough” two weeks ahead and the White House said modelling showed between 100,000 and 240,000 people could die – even if federal guidelines on containing the virus are followed.The US now has 199,092 of the world’s 905,279 cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. There have been 3,603 deaths, according to the US Centre for Disease Control.Tedr...

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