Despite declaring himself a "wartime president" amidst the spread of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic, Donald Trump continues to prove detrimental at the presidental podium, according to some expert observers.

Circulating around Facebook and various Whatsapp chat groups are purported messages claiming that holding your breath for 10 seconds can be used as a "self-check" to see if you have coronavirus lung infection.

The COVID-19 outbreak has spread rapidly across the world, forcing many to self-isolate and practice social distancing.

Spring Breakers may be ignoring advice for "social distancing," and the COVID-19 pandemic can cause lasting damage in its young victims, Dr Gupta said.

'This is a bat virus, not a China virus. It doesn’t speak Chinese, it doesn’t target Chinese people, it targets human beings who happen to touch their eyes, their nose or mouth.'

Globally there are around 200,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 8,000 deaths so far. In the United States alone, the number of deaths has exceeded 100.

Federal policymakers may have to eventually come up with an almost unbelievable $4 trillion in stimulus in order to avoid a disastrous 20 percent unemployment.

So far in the United States, around 30,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health laboratories.

If Trump's so concerned with his own reelection, he ought to let go of his ideological rigidity and embrace some of these other ideas actually designed to help the most Americans (read potential voters) as possible.

As state and local officials across the United States diligently take steps aimed at dealing with the coronavirus and COVID 19 outbreak--and even federal lawmakers and members of his own administration hammer out their own national responses--Donald Trump remains incapable of making any real positive contributions, according to those who are closely watching the White House and the federal response.