Surgeon General Warns US Could Be Worse Than Italy If Guidelines Are Ignored

Vice President Mike Pence, accompanied by left, President Donald Trump's acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaks at a coronavirus task force meeting at the Department of Health and Human Services, in Washington, on, Feb. 27, 2020. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Surgeon General Jerome Adams said President Donald Trump is trying to be optimistic for Americans with his Easter timeline but called on Americans to take relevant lockdowns and distancing measures seriously.

Adams said the United States could end up like Italy, which has reported more than 7,500 CCP virus deaths in weeks.