washington bracing nation coronavirus death toll could exceed people president donald trump widen restrictive social distancing guidelines april bowing populace health experts presented even dire projections expanding coronavirus stark shift tone republican chairwoman days ago mused country reopening weeks move up garden said easter revival hopes aspirational coronavirus lockdown latest updatesthe initial period social distancing urged federal government expires monday trump expressed occupy relaxing national guidelines least parts country less afflicted pandemic instead decided extend april tacit reference affirmative many states local governance stiffer controls place mobility impulse reopen area met sober reality check sunday anthony fauci government top infectious disease expert said could know deaths millions infections pandemic warning hardened realisation capital struggle coronavirus resolved quickly flush trump expressed longing told fox friends interview monday morning nobody worried economic impact country said require something least death coronavirus pandemic complete coverage coronavirus symptoms testing sites coronavirus india helpline numbers states uts fever cough mean need test stay dependable quarantine hometrump largely avoided talk potential death infection rates cited projection models said potentially million people could become flat social distancing measures put place allege country would well hold number deaths said best case country would death rate blossom two weeks horrible number ruff articulate added together done sound job wreak forward trump outdoor briefing fauci said jutting potential deaths entirely conceivable enough done mitigate crisis would good idea pull back time really need pressing foot pedal opposed brake system fauci said cnn monday describing others convinced trump extend restrictions showed data looked data got right away fauci sound out pretty clear picture debbie birx went oval office tend desk said data take look shook head said guess got first goal prevent suffering last fauci added made clear pulled cover would avoidable suffering avoidable death fairly clear decision part americans called prepare another days severe economic social disruption schools businesses shut down populace life upended peerless americans remain state topical anesthetic government orders stay home slow spread acknowledged crataegus laevigata forced extend guidelines end april expressed hope june well way recovery federal guidepost recommend group gatherings larger urge older people anyone existing health problems stay home people urged work home possible avoid restaurants bars travel shopping week trump bombarded calls outside business leaders advocate begin nation economy warned ruinous consequences could damage chances remained shuttered much longer president right therapeutic ca worse disease going clear difficult trump top economic adviser larry kudlow said last monday reflecting thinking economic talk alarmed health experts urged trump keep encouraging multitude stay home virus still open prime still weeks away experts death best face dire jut increasingly alarming images new york sided health expert backed idea loosening recommended restrictions less impacted parts country best profession like idea said fauci deborah birx head caucasian planetary house coronavirus task clearly moved scenes new york particularly elmhurst hospital native queens watching last week television said body travelling bag hallways watching bring trailer trucks freezer trucks deepfreeze trucks ca handle bodies many basically community fairy queens novel york continued seen