US Reports First COVID-19 Death... Trump Announces Emergency Press Conference (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The first death related to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has occurred in the United States.

AP News reported on the 29th (local time) that officials in Washington state announced one person has died from COVID-19 infection.

According to Bloomberg News, President Donald Trump announced a press conference regarding COVID-19 at the White House on the afternoon of the same day, immediately after the first death in the U.S. was confirmed.