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The United States has now more confirmed cases of the coronavirus than any other country, with More Than 86,000 positive tests.

According to the latest figures sorted by the Johns Hopkins University, the US has overtaken China (81,897 cases) and Italy (80,589).

But with over 1,300 Covid-19-deaths, the U.S. Death Toll is still behind China (3,296) and Italy (8,215).

The grim milestone came as The President , Donald Trump predicted that The Nation Back To work "pretty fast".

How to respond to the White house?

Asked the White house briefing, said on Thursday afternoon, President Trump, it is "a tribute to the number of Tests that we do".

Vice-President Mike Pence said coronavirus tests have now been in all 50 States and More Than 552,000 tests were nationwide.

Mr Trump also cast doubt on the figures from Beijing, told reporters: "you don't know what the numbers in China. "

But later, he tweeted that he had a "Very Good conversation" with Chinese President Xi Jinping .

"China has been through a lot & has developed a strong understanding of The Virus . We work closely together. Much Respect!" President Trump said.

The President nor the hope of easing the restrictions?

Mr Trump has a much-criticised target of Easter Sunday , April 12, for the re-opening of the country. The Plan seemed to gather impetus on Thursday, as it

created On Thursday, the briefing, He Said : "go to [the Americans] have to get Back To work, to go Back To Our Country , Our Country is based on, and I think it will happen pretty quickly.

"We can parts of Our Country , we can do large parts of Our Country , which is not affected so hard and we can do it this way. "

He added: "A lot of people miss understand when I say, you go Back - you are going to practice as much as you can, the social distance, and wash your hands and not shake hands and all of the things that we talked about. "

He promised more details next week.

What could he be planning?

In a letter to state governors on Thursday, Mr Trump said his team is planning the publication of the Federal social distancing policies, the rates may have to loosen some regions restrictions.

Mr Trump wrote a "long battle", and said: "robust" test protocols could allow, in some countries, their protection lifting precautionary measures against the coronavirus.

He Said the "new guidelines" would advise you to create low, medium and High Risk zones, which would allow the government to, on the "preservation, enhancement or relaxation of social distancing and other measures that They have created".

On Thursday evening, Mr Trump, Fox News host Sean Hannity called the programme and said that he believed Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska and parts of Texas could re-open earlier than other States.

The Plan emerged new research on Thursday Covid estimated 19 deaths in the U.S. could top watching of 80,000 in the next four months - Even if the people, the strict social distance.

As many as 2,300 patients Every Day could die by April, by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

What is the reaction?

The Republican President of the get-Back -to-work-found unexpected support on Thursday, a prominent Democrat.

Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York , the current coronavirus epicenter in the United States, said the country-wide quarantine orders might not be The Best approach to coronavirus.

"Young People under quarantine are not placed with older people is probably The Best Public Health strategy," He Said at a press conference, "because the Young People had exposure of the elderly to infection. "

Mr. Cuomo said, a better way forward might be to get "Back -to-work strategy" in combination with a public-health strategy.

Public Health experts to the White House Task Force wanted to have not in the question of the re-opening of the Land of Easter, what should be on The Timeline "very flexible".

The President Can work to all again?

no. On 16 March he was put on the 15-day period to slow the spread of Covid-19 with the call to all Americans to drastically their public interactions Back To .

But these guidelines were voluntary and not a substitute for a national.

The U.S. Constitution makes it clear States have The Power to maintain public order and security, the scientists say, means that it is the responsibility of the governors is to decide if virus-related restrictions.

Currently, 21 U.S. States have told the residents in their homes to remain, or ordered the closure of non-essential business, in order to curb the pandemic.

What is anywhere else in the United States?

There were growing fears that Louisiana could be the country's next hotspot, with The Governor warning that The State could be the greatest city, New Orleans , the fans of the 2. April and may beds, which is 7. April.

"It's no presumption, it is not some specious theory," John Bel Edwards said at a press conference. "This is what is going to happen. "

in Addition, Dr Deborah Birx, the co-coordinator of the White house's coronavirus response, said two other cities showed signs of rapidly rising new infections - Detroit , where The Mayor described The Situation as "really about", and Chicago.

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