AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely says 99% of virus cases benign

President Donald Trump is understating the danger of the coronavirus to people who get it, as more and more become infected in the U.S. In his latest of many statements playing down the severity of the pandemic, Trump declared that 99% of cases of COVID-19 are harmless. Trump also sounded a dismissive note about the need for breathing machines.

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