FoxNews | "Yes, we are thinking about [the] southern border, we have received a
lot of power on the southern border over the last couple of years from
the courts but we are looking at that very strongly," Trump said at
the press conference.
The rare appearance in the White House press
briefing room came shortly after news of the first death in the United
States from the new virus and a terrible week on the stock market over
fears of the outbreak.
"There's no reason to panic at all. This is
something that is being handled professionally," Trump assured, while
also acknowledging more cases in the U.S. are "likely."
The president said there are 22 patients in the United States who have coronavirus.
"Unfortunately, one person passed away overnight," Trump said, speaking to a case in Washington state.
“She was a wonderful woman, a medically high-risk patient in her late
50s. Four others are very ill. Thankfully 15 are either recovered fully
or they're well on their way to recovery. And in all cases, they've
been let go in their home.”
Shortly
before Trump spoke, Washington state health officials confirmed one
person had died from the new virus; the first person to die from the
disease in the United States. She was not infected by travel abroad,
officials said.
Trump also said Saturday that most healthy people
would be able to pull through should they contract coronavirus:
"Additional cases in the United States are likely. But healthy
individuals should be able to fully recover.”
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