US, in discussions last night with Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Russia, trying to get Mexico "over the barrel" to do "100,000 fewer barrels," says @POTUS on #oil production.
US will help #Mexico along and reimburse it at a later date, @POTUS said he proposed.
"We have a tremendous energy, New Mexico" and "we want to keep those jobs," adds @POTUS.
"Clear signs that our aggressive strategy is saving countless lives" in the #coronavirus pandemic, according to @POTUS. "The numbers of deaths..is so horrible."
"We had a number of 100,000 lives (that would be lost)...that was the low end," says @POTUS if strong social distancing practiced. "I think we& #39;ll be substantially under that number."
"We& #39;ll see what it ends up being" but appears it& #39;ll be substantially below the forecasted low mark of 100,000 deaths, adds @POTUS.
"We& #39;ve kept our fatality rate very, very low compared to other countries," according to @POTUS.
"We& #39;re leading the world now in testing by far and we& #39;re going to keep it that way," according to @POTUS.
Announcement on fate of @WHO funding from US "sometime next week," says @POTUS. "We have a lot to say about it. We& #39;ll hold it."
For first time in US "we& #39;re starting to level on the logarithmic phase," says Dr. Deborah Birx.
"We have not reached the peak," warns Dr. Birx.
Two companies now authorized to sterilize N95 masks, announces @SteveFDA. These "machines will be positioned around the country."
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