FDA Commissioner: “We Are Very Close To The Peak”

April 12, 2020 Coronavirus, Government

The United States is close to its peak of the novel coronavirus disease, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said on ABC’s “This Week.”

“The models do show that we are very close to the peak. So I think that information is accurate,” Hahn said. “This has been a really fast-moving outbreak, so we really have to take this day by day.”

President Donald Trump has pushed to reopen the country as soon as possible — at one point even suggesting Easter as a target — but medical professionals have cautioned against reopening before even the start of May, cautioning that there could be a spike in infections if restrictions are lifted too soon.

“The models do show that we are very close to the peak” of COVID-19 in the U.S., but we have to take it “day by day,” FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn tells @MarthaRaddatz. https://t.co/37q29hM48A pic.twitter.com/a1rPIsxf7P

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) April 12, 2020