Op-ed: Matter of Fact- Viral moment
BY JAY BROWN
On Feb. 29, President Trump held a press conference to provide updates on the response to the coronavirus COVID-19. On that day, when the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. was 70, Trump said, “One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” Just three days later, the total confirmed cases exceeded 100, with six fatalities.
On the day of the president’s press conference, New York City confirmed its first case of the virus in a woman who had recently returned home from Iran with her husband who is a healthcare worker. Both she and her husband remained quarantined in their Manhattan home while they dealt with the illness.