Up to 150 million U.S. residents will become infected by the coronavirus before all is said and done.

That’s the word of official Congressional physician Dr. Brian Monahan, who shared his estimate with Senate staff on Tuesday, sources tell NBC. Monahan’s comment appears to contradict President Donald Trump, who told the nation Wednesday the risk for becoming infected “remains very, very low.

More than 121,000 people worldwide have been infected by the coronavirus, prompting the World Health Organization on Wednesday to declare the outbreak global pandemic.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/up-to-150-million-americans-are-expected-to-contract-the-coronavirus-congressional-doctor-says.html