Jared Kushner enlisted the help of model Karlie Kloss's father, a doctor, to help figure out what the U.S. should do about coronavirus – who in turn asked for suggestions via Facebook.

The astonishing revelation was uncover by the Spectator USA.

Jared Kushner was brought in by his father-in-law Donald Trump earlier this week to lead the response to coronavirus. He has no medical qualifications and has also been in charge of Middle East peace, for which he boasted about reading '25 books.'

Kurt Kloss, an emergency room doctor in upstate New York, created a post in a 22,000-member private group for doctors that asked for 'serious suggestions' about how to respond to coronavirus.

'If you were in charge of Federal response to the Pandemic what would your recommendation be,' he wrote. 'I have a direct channel to the person now in charge at the White House.'

'Please only serious responses,' he added, according to a screenshot obtained by the Spectator USA. 'I have already expressed concern for need for ventilators and more PPE for frontline and test kits.'

Then he explained who he was, finding time to boast about his daughter's success, and later he boasted 'Jared is reading now.'

Kurt Kloss, based in upstate New York, asked a 20,000-strong private doctors group for help

Mr Kloss made this lengthy post on the private doctors group after asking for advice

Mr Kloss said he had been in contact with Mr Kushner about the government's response to coronavirus for weeks via Joshua, his daughter Karlie's (also pictured) husband

Jared Kushner, shown in Maryland on February 28, has been tasked with researching COVID-19

He goes on to identify himself as Karlie's father and claims to have been talking to Jared for weeks about his concerns via his bother Joshua, who is Karlie's husband.

'Tonight I was asked by Jared through my son in-law for my recommendations, that's when I turned to you guys… for help,' he wrote in a post that appears to have been uploaded Wednesday.

After hours of back-and-forth discussions, Mr Kloss came up with a 13-point list to forward to the White House that included 'nationalized production of [protective equipment] and test kits, pop-up field hospitals, draconian travel ban and ban on all mass gatherings'.

The post asking for suggestions appears to have been uploaded around 9pm Wednesday, meaning Jared reached out for help around the same time Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office.

In the widely-criticized address, Trump announced a ban on travellers who had been to any country in the 26-state European Schengen borderless zone from coming to the US for 30 days.

A post put up by Mr Kloss after he had received advice from different doctors in the group

He did not announce a federal state of emergency, and made no moves to ban travel within the US, ban large-scale gatherings or close schools and other public institutions, as some state governments have already started doing.

He briefly mentioned testing kits but made no promise about wide-scale testing. The CDC has since admitted that it tested only 77 people for the illness this week.

There are currently 1,758 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US and 41 confirmed deaths, though experts have warned that the true number of cases could be ten times higher.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is pushing for coronavirus to be declared a national emergency to unlock funding and resources for states to manage outbreaks, according to Politico.

But Vice President Mike Pence, who has been put in charge of the US response, is said to be wary of taking the step for fear that it will put US stock markets into a tailspin.

Wall Street has already lost more than 20 per cent of its value since the crisis began and has entered 'bear market' territory not seen since the 2008 crash.

Karlie Kloss pictured with her husband Joshua at the Super Bowl in February this year

Trump is also said to be reticent to declare an emergency because it runs counter to his early assertions that coronavirus is equivalent to seasonal flu.

Health experts have been warning for weeks that the virus is, in fact, many times more deadly than flu – though, like flu, is most likely to kill the elderly and those with underlying conditions.

Caught in a quandary, Trump is said to be waiting for Kushner's report on the crisis before making a decision.

Up to 150 million Americans could be infected with the coronavirus top doctors believe, a Congresswoman confirmed Thursday as vast swathes of the country shutdown

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib confirmed earlier reports that Congress' doctor Dr. Brian Monahan has told lawmakers that he predicts between 70 to 150 million people in the United States could eventually be infected with the novel coronavirus.

The startling figures were revealed as many public spaces, airports, streets and highways became deserted of people and cars Thursday evening and panicked shoppers rushed to buy supplies.

Disney Parks and Capitol Hill were among the many places closed off to the public as Broadway also went dark.

Dr. Monahan's prediction underscores how severe the outbreak could become in the U.S. as the White House continues to downplay the severity and asks the public to remain calm.

He originally shared the information with a closed-door meeting of Senate senior staff on Tuesday when they were told they should prepare for the worst.