Pentagon: Pandemic 'will continue to grow' despite Trump plans to resume economy

Pentagon is warning that the coronavirus pandemic will "continue to grow" within the next few weeks, contradicting Donald Trump's plans to return the US economy to normal by Easter, potentially endangering millions of people.

Joint Staff Surgeon Brig. Gen. Paul Friedrichs told reporters that it's "worrisome" to ignore guidance from health workers, and that "the best way to limit that growth, or mitigate that growth, are to limit the measures that we’ve been talking about."

"I don’t think there’s a great deal of value in speculating on a particular day," he said.

He added: “If we stop doing the right thing today, because we think something is going to happen in four weeks, we will make this worse. What we need to do is focus on what we individually and collectively can do today to mitigate this outbreak.”

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