Live updates: WHO warns United States could become next epicenter of global coronavirus crisis, citing ‘very large acceleration’ in infections

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/24/coronavirus-latest-news/

President Trump continued to play down the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic as experts warned of a worsening crisis: A World Health Organization official said Tuesday that “we are now seeing a very large acceleration” in U.S. coronavirus infections, adding that America has the potential to become the new epicenter of the global crisis.