Donald Trump has been facing a lot of heat from the public as the COVID-19 crisis continues to negatively impact a lot of Americans. As of the time of writing, the United States has over 925,000 positive cases with a total of 52,217 deaths.
With these figures, it places the country on top of the list making the United States the current epicenter of the virus. Based on data, the country accounts for almost 33 percent of the total cases and 26 percent of the total number of deaths around the globe.
But, despite what the data has been manifesting, Donald Trump reportedly claimed that China has the most number of deaths related to the novel coronavirus. He also "insinuated" that the country is not transparent with its reporting.
According to Metro UK, these claims made by the US President came earlier last week when he was asked about the matter during the daily White House briefing. He reportedly shared that the United States is "not number one," and China is.
He then went on to explain that the country led by President Xi Jinping is "number one by a lot" and everyone knows it. It is just that the data is not reported, he added.
Donald Trump did not explain the reason behind the insinuation. But, he shared that he will "someday, explain it." As per the data, though, China currently has 82,816 cases with over 4,600 deaths.
The publication continued to share that the US President also "hit out" China for not "stopping" the spread of the virus, especially during its early stages. "It could have been stopped, but it was not," he said.
Following these claims, Trump, later on, stated that the United States has a much "better immortality rate" than most of the countries infected by the virus. However, Forbes reportedly checked the accuracy of the claims and found that there are, somehow, truths and inaccuracies in Donald Trump's statements.
It was explained that it is true that the United States shows a low immortality rate in comparison to the top countries that have been seriously affected by COVID-19. It was also shared that the country's death rate is at 5.3 percent, which is much lower than what most European countries currently have.
However, the report pointed out that it is still too early to do estimations as these things can only be finalized once the crisis is over. It was also said that there are tons of factors that need consideration when calculating the overall death rate.
