China News Service, April 7 (Xinhua) According to foreign media reports, US President Trump said at the White House Epidemic Briefing on the 6th that 1.79 million people in the United States have been tested for new coronavirus. He also said that New York and New Jersey will start using medical boats to treat patients.

On March 13, local time, US President Trump declared a "state of emergency" at the White House in response to the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. China News Agency reporter Chen Meng Tongshe

Trump said that 1.79 million people in the United States have been tested for new coronavirus. He believes that the United States "has more (new coronary pneumonia) cases (than other countries) because we have conducted more tests".

Trump also said at the epidemic briefing that New York State and New Jersey will begin using medical boats to treat confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia.

Trump emphasized at the epidemic briefing on the 5th that the US epidemic will reach its peak in the next few days.

Trump also confirmed on the 6th that he had a phone conversation with the Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Biden, calling it a "wonderful conversation" about the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

The latest statistics of the new crown epidemic situation released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that there are more than 360,000 confirmed cases and more than 10,000 deaths in the United States. The United States is currently the country with the most confirmed cases worldwide.