Background Video: U.S. has over 160,000 COVID-19 cases -- Johns Hopkins University. (Xinhua/Zhang Mocheng)
"Today we reached a historic milestone in our war against the coronavirus. Over 1 million Americans have been tested -- more than any other country by far."
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States has tested 1 million people in the country for the novel coronavirus.
"Today we reached a historic milestone in our war against the coronavirus. Over 1 million Americans have been tested -- more than any other country by far," Trump told a White House briefing.
This photo taken on Aug. 21, 2019, shows U.S. President Donald Trump speaking to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington D.C., the United States. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, said the United States is now testing 100,000 samples a day in their effort to combat the outbreak.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has topped 160,020 as of Monday evening, with 2,953 deaths, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. ■
