Coronavirus remains very much under control across US, says Trump

Trump praised the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) for their massive and smart efforts in preventing the novel coronavirus outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, from becoming a global menace.

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the coronavirus, which has hit countries including China, South Korea, Japan and Italy, is very much under control in the United States.

"The coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries," Trump, who is on a state visit to India, posted on Twitter.

• The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!

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  The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!

  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2020

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  The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!

  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2020

Trump praised the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) for their massive and smart efforts in preventing the novel coronavirus outbreak which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan from becoming a global menace.

"CDC and World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!" Trump said.

This tweet comes at the backdrop of Monday's 1,000 points point fall of US stocks as novel coronavirus cases were documented by health officials.

Stocks closed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average index down by 1,031.61, the S&P 500 index down by 111.86 and the Nasdaq Composite index down by 355.31 points.

Meanwhile, The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday there were 53 confirmed cases of the virus in the US.

South Korea has reported 142 more cases among which 92 were connected to a hospital in Cheongdo. The additional new cases brought the nationwide count to 893.

Meanwhile, Japan has come under severe scrutiny after a fourth death was reported from coronavirus-stricken cruise ship quarantined off its coast. Several government officials working on the ship have themselves contracted the infection. The government now plans to introduce new measures to contain the spread.

Parts of Northern Italy went into a lockdown as the virus hit the cities of Lombardy and Venet, which has reported seven fatalities and over 220 infections.

(With inputs from ANI)