Trump vs. Sweden – VG

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, criticizes Sweden for not closing the country, like many other countries.

On Twitter, he writes: “Contrary to what is reported, Sweden pays a high price for the decision not to close the country.

Today, 2,462 people have died there, a much higher number than neighboring Norway (207), Finland (206), or Denmark (443). The United States made the right choice! “

However, the United States is on top of the world in terms of confirmed coronary deaths (61,000) and confirmed cases of infection (1,046,760).

New York is the most affected state with more than 23,000 deaths and 305,000 cases of infection.

The economy is shrinking.

Measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus in March have led to the largest drop in gross domestic product in the United States in a quarter since 2008, the United States Department of Commerce reported Wednesday.

With a 4.8 percent decline, this is the first decline in GDP in a six-year quarter, and the biggest decline since the economy shrunk by 8.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, NTB writes.

Analysts predict the drop will be even more dramatic in the second quarter as the crown measures introduced in March begin to take hold, according to the news agency.

Trump will approve drugs

Food monitoring in the United States The FDA must approve the drug Remdesivir as a treatment for coronavirus as soon as possible, President Trump told Reuters.

The order comes after Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infection expert in the United States, said Wednesday that the drug has a good effect against covid-19, according to NTB.

In response to Trump’s order, the FDA is working on an emergency authorization to use Remdesivir for covid-19 patients, sources told the New York Times.

A similar authorization was granted for the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, which Trump had previously recommended, but the drug has produced poor patient results, writes NTB.