Claim: President Donald Trump and coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said the United States had done more testing for COVID-19 infections in eight days than South Korea had done in eight weeks, but that ignores the fact that South Korea has a much smaller population. On a per-capita basis, the U.S. lags behind the Asian country, and other nations.
Fact-check: Trump's Faulty Testing Claims - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president donald trump and coronavirus task force coordinator dr. deborah birx said the united states had done more testing for covid-19 infections in eight days than south korea had done in eight weeks, but that ignores the fact that south korea has a much smaller population. on a per-capita basis, the u.s. lags behind the asian country, and other nations.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2020-03-26T22:28:32