A somber President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to \u00ab\u00a0get worse before it gets better.\u00a0\u00bb
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\nA somber President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to \u00ab\u00a0get worse before it gets better.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0Some areas of our country are doing very well,\u00a0\u00bb Trump said at his first formal White House virus briefing since the end of April. \u00ab\u00a0Others are doing less well,\u00a0\u00bb the president said. \u00ab\u00a0It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better.\u00a0\u00bb He said there had been a \u00ab\u00a0a concerning rise in (virus) cases in many parts of our South.\u00a0\u00bb Trump urged Americans to wear facemasks to help prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus which has left more than 141,000 people dead in the United States. \u00ab\u00a0We are asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask,\u00a0\u00bb he said. \u00ab\u00a0Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact. They will have an effect and we need everything we can get.\u00a0\u00bb Trump said the goal is \u00ab\u00a0not merely to manage the pandemic but to end it.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0The vaccines are coming and they’re coming a lot sooner than anyone thought possible,\u00a0\u00bb he said. Trump also repeated his assertion that the virus \u00ab\u00a0will disappear.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0It will disappear,\u00a0\u00bb he said.<\/p>\n