While the nation’s leading health experts say the coronavirus fight is far from over, President Trump has a more optimistic assessment. NBC News’ Jane Timm fact checks the president’s claim that the U.S. has one of the lowest coronavirus death rates in the world. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC Trump Claims U.S. Has Among Lowest Coronavirus Death Rates | NBC News NOW

U.S. President Donald Trump and members of the U.S. coronavirus task force provided an update Monday on the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump said some areas hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic appear “to have turned the corner” with death rates down “very, very substantially.” He predicted the country would have a “economic resurgence” as states prepared to reopen. Vice President Mike Pence touted the country’s capacity for testing for COVID-19 saying there is “enough testing capacity today for every state in America to go to phase one.” The president also said the U.S. is looking to top up its oil reserves with prices plummeting worldwide. MORE: https://globalnews.ca/news/6838216/coronavirus-united-states-reopening-trump/ For more info, please go to http://www.globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #coronavirus #DonaldTrump