“Probably close to zero new cases…”
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One of Musk’s most infamous predictions comes from March 19, 2020, when the billionaire predicted there would be “probably close to zero new cases” of covid-19 in the U.S. “by the end of April.” In reality, the U.S. was recording about 20,000 new cases each day by the end of April 2020. But that didn’t stop Musk from turning into a reactionary crank relatively early into the pandemic.
“FREE AMERICA NOW,” Musk tweeted when there were 58,355 deaths in the U.S. from covid-19.
The U.S. has seen over 1.1 million deaths from covid-19 and millions more suffering from longer-lasting effects of contracting the virus. Thankfully, wastewater detection indicates cases are extremely low right now, but the virus never really went away. And experts predict it will be with us for the foreseeable future.
