"Models show that a peak in mortality is likely to be achieved within two weeks ... We can expect that by June 1 we will be on the path to recovery," Trump quotes CNN.

He also said that recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will be extended until April 30.

Earlier, trump said in his microblog on Twitter that there is no need to enter quarantine in the state of New York.

On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic.