Both men told a White House news conference that the risk to the American people remained very low. The announcement came as new cases of Covid-19, the infection caused by the Wuhan coronavirus, continue to spread at a rapid pace around the world.
Sixty cases have so far been reported in the US.
Minutes after the White House news conference, the authorities confirmed another US case of Covid-19.
Addressing the press, Mr Trump expressed confidence that the US would be able to handle coronavirus. “We’re very, very ready for this,” Mr Trump said. Researchers were “rapidly developing” a vaccine, he said.
However, Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he did not expect a vaccine to be ready for a year to a year-and-a-half at the earliest.
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