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That's already happening in Italy. "Dr. Birx and I spent a considerable amount of time going over all the data, why we felt this was a best choice for us, and the president accepted it," Fauci told reporters. The vaccine was expected to be the answer, Robertson-James said. On Sunday morning, Anthony Fauci said models show 100,000 to 200,000 Americans could die from the virus, even with social distancing measures. The calculation you can't fix the economy until you fix the virus was the very message Trump himself was delivering two weeks ago. As for Easter, Trump reiterated that the date had been aspirational all along. On March 16, 2020, the Trump administration released a 15-day plan to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the US. This reminds me of "The Blob" (one of Steve McQueen's first films. Win McNamee/Getty Images Before the pandemic, Trump had staked his reelection campaign on the strength of the economy. Sweden decided on March 12 to flatten the curve by testing only healthcare workers and risk groups. [4] Raising the line aims to provide adequate medical equipment and supplies for more patients. "They really tried to limit the travel of people and implement Public Health 101 isolating and treating the sick, quarantining the people who have been exposed to disease, closing the schools, encouraging social distancing of people," Harris says. "I was given a pretty strong look by these two people. Published: March 15, 2020 at 11:21 a.m. President Trump on Sunday described models showing U.S. coronavirus cases could peak in two weeks at Easter a time when he had hoped things would be back to normal for parts of the country. 'Flattening The Curve' Has Become A Massive Bait And Switch Moore and others wanted the president to send a signal that businesses would be able to reopen, that the shutdowns and social distancing wouldn't go on indefinitely. The Trump administration has released a 15-day plan to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the US. There were so many symptoms to COVID and a different level of transmission that hasn't been seen in American viruses before, she said. Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper watch as the hospital ship USNS Comfort departs Naval Base Norfolk on Saturday for New York City.