CORONAVIRUS: TRUMP CAUTIOUS US DEATH TOLL COULD HIT 100,000

US President Donald Trump has warned that as many as 100,000 people could die of coronavirus in the US.

Speaking at a two-hour virtual"city hall", Mr Trump also denied that his administration had acted too slowly. Over 67,000 people have died with Covid-19 in the usa.

However, Mr Trump expressed optimism concerning the development of a vaccine, implying one could be ready at the end of this season - but experts believe it will take 12 to 18 weeks.

"I think we're going to have a vaccine by the end of the year," he told Fox News. "The doctors would say, well you should not say that. I will say what I think... I believe we will a vaccine sooner rather than later."

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