Timeline: What Trump Has Said And Done About The Coronavirus

Updated at 11: 15 a.m.

With near-daily task force briefings, President Trump has delivered an ever-evolving message to the American public about the coronavirus pandemic.

Although Trump’s partial restriction on travelers from China is seen by numerous as having actually purchased time for the U.S. to prepare, coronavirus screening failures obscured the seriousness of the break out here and obstructed efforts to include its spread.

Below, we compare Trump’s remarks and actions to those of his administration:

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