Itis a veryseriouspublichealththreattothepeopleoftheUnitedStates.
Butlessthan 10 minuteslateronTwitter, thepresidenthimselfsent a verydifferentmessagecomparingtheCoronavirustothecommonflu, whichhenotedkilledabout 37,000 peoplelastyear.
And, hesaid, withthefluquote, nothingisshutdown.
Lifeandtheeconomygoon, adding, ThinkaboutthatJonKarlattheWhiteHousetonightandJohnpresidentmomentsago, talkingaboutnewstepstohelppeopleimpactedbythecoronavirusemergencyhereinthe U.
S.
Andhere's whatthepresidentsaid.
We'realsogoingtobetalkingabouthourlywageearnersgetting, uh, helpsothattheycanbein a positionwherethan I couldevermiss a paycheckwillbeworkingwithcompaniesandsmallcompanies, largecompanies, a lotofcompaniessothattheydon't getpenalizedforsomethingthat's nottheirfault.