During an interview on Fox News' "Special Report" on Thursday, Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Deborah Birx blamed China for initially covering up the coronavirus in its early stages. She also shut down the Chinese government's claims that the virus originated in the United States.
Dr. Birx was asked by host Bret Baier if she believed China's claims that their cases are now trending down, and while she did not directly say no, she also neglected to say yes.
She said, "You know, if you watch the trend lines over time, and if you watch them as you line them up with South Korea they’re very similar. So, at this point, at this moment, we would believe those data."
However, she followed that comment by saying, "I think everyone is still concerned about why we weren't alerted earlier."