The commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration on Sunday didn't defend a claim recently made by President Donald Trump.<br />But according to CNN, he didn't support it, either. Dr. Stephen Hahn is a member of the White House coronavirus task force.<br />At a White House Independence Day event on Saturday, Trump made an unfounded claim that 99% of coronavirus cases are 'totally harmless.'<br />In a CNN interview with Dana Bash on Sunday, Dr. Stephen Hahn repeatedly refused to say whether Trump's remark was true or false.<br />The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 35% of cases are asymptomatic, but can still be transmitted to others.<br />The World Health Organization says the global fatality rate is likely less than 1%.<br />However, the WHO says 20% of all people who are diagnosed with coronavirus are sick enough to need oxygen or hospital care.
