Coronavirus: Six of President Trump's claims fact-checked

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51818627

Claim 1

"The US has done a very good job on testing. When people need a test they can get a test."

In early March, the White House conceded that the United States did not have enough testing kits. Some health centres have also reported difficulties using them. The government says more than one million have now been distributed, with more on the way.

But the US has carried out far fewer tests than other countries - 26 per million people between 3 January and 11 March compared with South Korea's 4,000. The UK has carried out 400 tests per million and Italy 1,000 as of 10 March. Health experts fear the virus may have spread undetected in US communities because few tests were carried out.