Trump said he did not change the campaign schedule, expressed not worried about the Covid-19 situation in the US.
"We will have great campaigns and doing very well, we have done a great job in this regard," US President Donald Trump said today at a press conference at the resort. Mar-a-Lago, when asked if he would maintain the presidential campaign in the context of Covid-19 spread.
The US president said he was "absolutely not worried" when a case of nCoV infection occurred in Washington DC, just a few kilometers from the White House.
The statement comes as the United States recorded more than 437 positive cases with nCoV, of which 19 died. Viral infections were concentrated primarily in Washington state, while the first nCoV infection in Washington DC was a 50-year-old man who had never traveled abroad and had no contact with people identified with Covid. -19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns people to avoid gathering in crowded places, while advising the elderly to stay indoors to avoid spreading the disease.
Trump holds elections more than once a week, in response to the Democratic candidate's debates and campaigns. These events often attract many elderly people. His website said "no events have been planned" for the next few days.
The states of Washington, California, Florida, Maryland and New York have declared a state of emergency because of Covid-19. Outbreak from Wuhan since December 2019 has appeared in 102 countries and territories, causing more than 106,000 people infected with nCoV, nearly 3,600 people died and nearly 59,000 cases have recovered.