Lindsey Graham on Trump citing “hunch” to contradict WHO’s 3.4% death rate for coronavirus: “I listen to the scientists when it comes to the numbers, and I would encourage the president if he’s going to report things to make sure the science is behind what he’s saying”
Lindsey Graham to @mkraju on Trump citing "hunch" to contradict WHO's 3.4% death rate for coronavirus: "I listen to the scientists when it comes to the numbers, and I would encourage the president if he's going to report things to make sure the science is behind what he's saying" pic.twitter.com/dSsCFdjSHG
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 5, 2020
Here is Trump’s statement about his “hunch”, which Graham us correcting.
TRUMP: “I think the 3.4% number is really a false number. Now this is just my hunch, but based on a lot of conversations … personally, I’d say the number is way under 1%.”
This.Is.Just.My.Hunch
Trump to Hannity on WHO saying coronavirus death rate is 3.4%: "I think the 3.4% number is really a false number. Now this is just my hunch, but based on a lot of conversations … personally, I'd say the number is way under 1%."
Astoundingly irresponsible. pic.twitter.com/uC9c03zX31
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 5, 2020
WORLDWIDE Coronavirus Stats
March 05, 2020, 14:00 GMT
Tot. cases: 96,782
New cases: +1,604
Tot. deaths: 3,308
New deaths: +54
Active cases: 39,499
Tot. recovered: 53,975
Tot. critical: 6,421
% Death abt. 3.4% (stable)
% Recovered 55.8%
www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
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