Birx: US could see up to 200,000 coronavirus deaths if 'we do things almost perfectly'

The Hill ^ | 3/30/20 | Justin Wise

[Nero Germanicus]

White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx on Monday warned that up to 200,000 people in the U.S. could die from the coronavirus outbreak if "we do things almost perfectly."

In an appearance on NBC's "Today," Birx stressed that the Trump administration remains "very worried" about every city in the United States and the possibility that the virus could get "out of control." She also noted that some metropolitan areas "were late in getting people to follow" social distancing requirements and that it had an effect on the virus's spread.

"If we do things together well, almost perfectly, we could get in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 fatalities," Birx said after being asked about U.S. projections related to the outbreak. "We don’t even want to see that." She added that the administration's models show a worst-case scenario of between 1.6 million and 2.2 million deaths if the U.S. were to enforce zero restrictions on travel and gathering. Asked about whether 100,000 to 200,000 deaths in the U.S. was a best-case scenario, Birx emphasized that a best-case scenario would be "100 percent of Americans doing precisely what is required."

"But we’re not sure based on the data ... that all of America is responding in a uniform way to protect one another," she added. "We have to factor that in."

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Sounds like she's trying to instill that folks really should take sensible precautions and also take away the Fake News' chances of slamming Trump for death rates....

Always a potential other side...

[Fightin Whitey]

Which means you do not trust Trump

No, it means you're an idiot thumb-sucker (we'll grant you the thumb, as befits your bawl-baby intelligence) who values the opinions of Fawci, Birx, Cuomo, Biden, Bernie and Pelosi on par with those of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump is the president, the executive, you doofus. He is not the government. All the clowns and liars that YOU no doubt rely on, for your welfare check, your pablum, your pampers, your wipes, and toward whom apparently you have surrendered all your snivels and bawls, are the flunkies and mooches who for you make up the government, and with whom your loyalties obviously reside.

At any rate you should take my advice and watch President Trump in action at one of his daily press conferences.

Very quickly you would (or should) notice the difference between a leader, a President, and any lying, whining, sniveling suck-up camp followers, amongst whom you certainly belong.

[babble-on]

I don’t know what’s going to happen!

My point is just that you don’t either.

[fortheDeclaration]

And they don’t either! Their numbers aren’t based on any real data.