US says mitigation efforts are working, raising hopes of defying worst case scenario

White House coronavirus response coordinator says there is cautious optimism that the country can defeat projected death tolls

Social distancing and other mitigation efforts by the American people are working, raising hopes that the US can defy projected death tolls, the White House coronavirus task force said on Wednesday.

The task force projected on 31 March that the pandemic could claim between 100,000 and 240,000 American lives, even if the federal guidelines were maintained, based in part on evidence from Europe. There is now cautious optimism that the final total, while still monumental, will be lower.

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