Claim: In remarks about SARS-CoV-2, President Trump wrongly said China "stopped it cold" from spreading from Wuhan to other parts of China "but they didn't stop it cold from coming to the United States ... and the rest of the world." It did spread in China beyond Wuhan, but China also took extreme measures to slow the spread of the disease that the U.S. did not.
Fact-check: China Didn't Stop Virus 'Cold' Outside Wuhan - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in remarks about sars-cov-2, president trump wrongly said china "stopped it cold" from spreading from wuhan to other parts of china "but they didn't stop it cold from coming to the united states ... and the rest of the world." it did spread in china beyond wuhan, but china also took extreme measures to slow the spread of the disease that the u.s. did not.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2020-06-09T17:36:00