Johns Hopkins University: "Next Month's Report of 3,000 Daily Deaths in the US Is Not an Official Forecast"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Regarding the report that the daily death toll in the United States could reach 3,000 on the 1st of next month due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), Johns Hopkins University clarified that it is not an official report.

On the 5th (local time), Johns Hopkins University stated in a press release that while it is true that the university's research team included such content in a report submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), it was provided in the form of various scenarios to be referenced during the process of easing economic sanctions and restrictions in each state. They added, "These preliminary results are not predictions and are not accurate enough to be used as forecasts."

Johns Hopkins University explained, "This report shows various scenarios in which the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States could increase significantly, including the early relaxation of social distancing."

President Trump also pointed out on the same day that the report assumed a scenario where no measures were taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Earlier, The New York Times cited a report stating that the daily confirmed cases in the United States could reach 200,000 on the 1st of next month. The report included content that the daily death toll in the United States could rise to 3,000, causing shock. Some states in the U.S. are considering reopening economic activities. In this situation, concerns arose that the increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. could steepen again, causing shock.

Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins University has tallied that there are 1,202,246 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 70,900 deaths in the United States.

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