[Breaking] Trump: "US High COVID Deaths Due to Hospital Counting Method"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] On the 24th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that the high number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States is due to the hospital reporting method.

He said, "If someone is critically ill with cancer and contracts COVID-19, it is reported as a COVID death," adding, "Other countries report it differently."

President Trump also stated, "If we cut the testing in half, the confirmed cases will also be cut in half," emphasizing his pledge to revive the economy amid the COVID-19 spread by saying, "We have to do it. Our economy will be greater than ever."