According to news from Beijing time on the 27th, US President Trump held a press conference at the White House on Wednesday evening local time to discuss the proliferation of novel coronavirus. Trump is trying to allay growing concerns about the epidemic, assuring Americans that the threat of the virus to the United States remains "very low."

"the risk for the American people is still very low," Trump said. We are ready to do whatever we have to do, and if it spreads, we are ready for everything. "

Mr Trump added that his administration had asked Congress for $2.5 billion to deal with the epidemic and said the vaccine was being developed "very rapidly". Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who attended the conference, said a prototype vaccine could be tested within two to three months and could be ready within a year to a year and a half.

Trump also announced that Vice President Pence will be in charge of the global response to the epidemic.

In response to comments made a day earlier by Nancy Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Centers for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, that the spread of the virus in the US was inevitable, Mr Trump said: "I don't think the spread of the virus is inevitable."

"We are fully prepared, willing and capable," he said. It will be completely under control. It may get a little bigger, or it may not get bigger at all. In any case, we are completely ready. "

Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and chairman of the Coronavirus Task Force, said at the press conference that the threat of the virus to the United States is still very low, but noted that "the level of risk continues to change rapidly." and urged Americans to visit the Centers for Disease Control website for safety tips.

Anne Schutter (Anne Schuchat), chief deputy director of the CDC, agreed with Azar, saying that "this is a very good time for the American public to be prepared" and that CDC does expect to see more cases. Daily flu precautions, such as washing hands, covering your mouth when sneezing and staying at home when sick, are "really important" in reducing the spread of the virus, she said.

In response to a question about the collapse in U. S. stocks in recent days, Trump said he expects a recovery.

"I know the stock market very well," he said. I think the stock market will recover. The US economy is very strong and consumers are very strong. "