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Trump says coronavirus will 'go away' as pressure grows for economic relief

A steady rise in the number of US cases of COVID-19 has concerned health officials and spurred calls within Congress for action to expand testing and avert an economic meltdown

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix. Photo: AP/PTI
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"It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away," Trump said after a meeting on Capitol Hill with Republican lawmakers.

Reuters
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the coronavirus outbreak would "go away" and urged Americans to remain calm as cases jumped and the White House came under mounting pressure to boost its response to the health and economic crisis.

A steady rise in the number of US cases of COVID-19, a highly contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness, has concerned health officials and spurred calls within Congress for action to expand testing and avert an economic meltdown.

About three quarters of US states now have confirmed COVID-19 with over 800 Americans infected, Washington state's governor warned of

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