"Donald Trump changes toll prediction"

President Donald Trump says he is hoping that the total number of deaths in US due to Coronavirus will be below 100,000.

Trump's Prediction of the expected death in US toll have changed over time and he repeatedly has used high estimates to make the case that his administration's action,especially his decision to restrict travel from China,have saved lives.

Soon after, Trump began speculating that the 100,000 figure was an outer limit.

Later he leaned more toward a projection of 60,000 by current death toll of more than 64,000.On Monday,he was thinking 60,000 or70,000.

The US government was slow to understand that How much Coronavirus is spreading from Europe,which helped drive the acceleration of outbreak across the nation. 

Limited testing and delayed travel alerts for areas outside China contributed to the jump in US cases starting in late February, said Dr Anne Schuchat.