Coronavirus crisis in the US USA: Trump threatens to give Congress a break

The United States is the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, Trump threatens to send Parliament to a mandatory break.

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+++ 6.45 a.m .: In the USES It is the world maximum number of almost 2600 people in 24 hours.Coronavirus infection died According to a Johns Hopkins University census on Wednesday afternoon (local time), 2,569 people have died from lung disease caused by the virus since the previous day.Covid-19. The total number of deaths from coronavirus in the United States increased to more than 28,300.

Trump is considering a mandatory pause for Congress

+++ Update April 16, 2020 6:20 AM: President of the United States Donald trump He has threatened to impose a mandatory break for Parliament to quickly fill vacancies in his government without Congress.

For him Coronavirus epidemic “The government needs to finally be able to fill the vacant positions,” Trump said Wednesday night (local time). The Constitution gives him the right to order a parliamentary breakup, Trump said.

Trump condemned the past practice of holding Congress through pro forma meetings with no lawmakers or senators present. This is a “neglect of duties that the American people cannot afford in this crisis,” Trump said. That is “fraud”. Senators, for example, who generally have to accept the appointment of senior officials and ministers, were not in Washington at least until early May.

New York increases death toll to more than 10,000

+++ 3:58 p.m .: In New York could significantly more people related to that Corona virus They have died of what was previously thought. Authorities from the metropolis on the east coast of the United States added 3,778 deaths to their statistics. The deceased were therefore “probable” Covid 19 cases – Including patients who died in the emergency room but did not necessarily test positive for the virus. People who died at home were also included in the statistics.

The assumption that the dead are under Covid-19 According to media reports, local authorities attribute the symptoms to her symptoms. Mayor Bill de Blasio had reported days ago that apartment deaths in New York City had increased significantly. The total death toll in New York City has only increased to more than 10,000, according to official figures.

Coronavirus crisis in the USA USA: China, Russia and the EU criticize Donald Trump

+++ 3:18 p.m .: The cessation of payments by the United States to the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the Crown crisis It has met with strong international criticism. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday the move was unwarranted. China He criticized that the decision of the US government. USA it weakens WHO and undermines international cooperation in the fight against the pandemic. Federal Chancellor Heiko Maas (SPD) also criticized the attitude of the President of the United States. Donald trump: “Blaming doesn’t help,” said Maas.

China showed “seriously concerned”. The WHO is “irreplaceable” in the fight against the virus, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. Russia He condemned the American approach as “very selfish.” Assistant Secretary of State Sergei Ryabkov urged the United States government to refrain from further attacks on the WHO, according to the Tass news agency. A spokesman for his ministry said Trump was only looking for culprits.

The President of the United States announced Tuesday that US payments to the World Health Organization would be stopped. He accused the WHO of “mismanagement” in the Crown crisis and unilateralism in favor of China. Critics of Trump see the president’s pressure on the WHO as an attempt to distract himself from his own failures in the crown crisis.

The Crown Crisis in the United States: Time and again phases of social distance

+++ 13.03 p.m .: In the fight against it Corona virus could in the USES According to a study, the phases of social distance will always be necessary until 2022. A single period of this type should not be sufficient to spread the SARS-CoV-2 virus Keep it at a level that hospitals should take in the medium term, study author Stephen Kissler said Tuesday. If there were no other methods of treatment, the phases of social distance would have to be imposed over and over again.

The study by scientists at Harvard University in the United States, which was published in the scientific journal Science, is based on computer models for the spread of the new coronavirus. The study is based on the assumption that lung disease caused by the pathogen Covid-19 how common the flu could be seasonal in the future, with higher infection rates in the colder months.

However, there are still many unknown factors, such as when effective drugs or a vaccine are available, as the study authors admit. It is also unclear whether infection with the virus leads to immunity in recovered patients, and how long it will last.

Crown in the United States: Donald Trump’s name on aid checks

Update April 15, 2020 10:48 AM: It is an unprecedented decision: about the controls that are in the fight against Crown crisis The name will be sent to nearly 70 million Americans by the President of the United States. USA Donald trump stop

It is not only the first time that the name of a US President has been printed. USA On IRS checks, the order of the US Treasury Department. USA It has serious consequences, reports the Washington Post.

Because printing Donald Trump’s name could delay the delivery of checks for several days, the newspaper writes, referring to anonymous sources within the tax authority. According to an official statement from the Ministry of Finance, there should be no delay.

The $ 1,200 checks are part of a US government emergency program. USA To help the president Donald trump. They are said to be the consequences of Crown pandemic weaken in the labor market and for the economy.

With the letters “President Donald J. Trump” on the left side of the check, the millions of times the financial injection could also be an effective instrument in the presidential election campaign: in November, Donald Trump wants to become president of the USES let vote

Crown crisis in the United States: Donald Trump under pressure

First report of April 15, 2020: Than Corona virus have the USES still firmly under control. So far, more than 600,000 people have tested positive for the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University (as of April 15, 2020), and just under 24,500 Americans have already died.

The Crown pandemic caught the cold of the United States. Because for the President of the United States Donald trump and the ruling Republicans, the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus was for a long time nothing more than a lie by Democrats, “fake news.” And even if Trump has now understood that the virus is extremely dangerous, he is under increasing pressure. The New York Times has meticulously reconstructed how the President of the United States has brought the country back for at least three weeks in the fight against the crown crisis.

Government advisers also see this Anthony Fauci like this “Of course things would be a little different if we closed everything from the beginning,” said the virologist in an interview with CNN. But there was “a lot of pressure on my back.” No wonder the #FireFauci hashtag started by Trump supporters is now being spread on Twitter.

However, in mid-March, Trump declared an emergency in his country. Life in the United States has stalled almost entirely, and the economy is also badly battered.

The state of New York most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the United States

New York State was the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Almost 10,000 people there have already died from the corona virus (as of April 15, 2020), and around 200,000 residents are infected with the new virus. State Governor, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, is already considering facilitating the measures alongside his counterparts in other countries, and faces a test of power with the Donald Trump government.

Because Trump claims sovereignty over the relaxation of measures. He had an “all-encompassing power” over the issue of reopening the United States as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, Trump said at the White House on Monday night (April 13, 2020, local time). In doing so, it responded to declarations from the governors who had previously said that they would coordinate with each other when the restrictions they imposed were lifted. Trump emphasized: “When someone is President of the United States, he has general power.”

Coronavirus pandemic in the United States: will the measures be eased?

It is still unclear whether the US coronavirus measures. USA And to what extent will they relax. The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that the pandemic has not yet reached its peak. Therefore, relaxing measures in the United States could have serious consequences. These measures currently exist in the United States:

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