The United States has “passed the peak” on new Coronavirus cases, President Donald Trump has said and predicted that some states would reopen this month. Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India“The battle continues, but the data suggest that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases. Hopefully, that will continue, and we will continue to make great progress,” Mr. Trump said. It ordered 500 million masks and they will be coming shortly and have distributed 100 million masks, he said. Mr. Trump said his administration is using every available authority to accelerate the development, study and develop therapies and treatments.

Source: The Hindu April 16, 2020 04:52 UTC