Coronavirus live updates: US braces for 'horrific' weeks as deaths top 5,000; Dr. Fauci gets security
The nation’s preeminent coronavirus expert required a security detail Thursday as the nation braced for what President Donald Trump predicted would be a “horrific” couple of weeks.More than 1,000 people died of coronavirus in the United States on Wednesday alone, raising the death toll over 5,000. A week ago the total was less than 1,300. Trump and federal health officials predicted a “very painful” period in the country’s fight against the public health emergency. […]