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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has criticized the new isolation measures in Europe to limit the spread of the coronavirus, which he called “draconian”, and warned that his rival Joe Biden in Tuesday’s elections will imitate those harsh measures. and will crush the economy, reports the German agency dpa, absorbed by Agerpres.
“Europe has imposed draconian restrictions and cases have increased, deaths have increased, but think about it, draconian!” Donald Trump told his supporters in Michigan, a northern state with a keen interest in the November 3 presidential election.
“It just came to our notice then. What the hell am I doing? I think I’ll go explain them,” Trump said, vowing he would never shut down parts of the country again. “I offer the great American comeback and we have no restrictions. I can tell you there are no restrictions,” he said to cheers from the crowd gathered at temperatures just above freezing.
Study. Donald Trump’s demonstrations have caused more than 30,000 cases of disease
The agency dpa also cited on Saturday a study according to which the electoral rallies of US President Donald Trump caused more than 30,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and probably caused the death of 700 Americans. The study, conducted by a team of researchers at Stanford University, carefully analyzed 18 President Trump campaign meetings between June and September, and followed the subjects for up to ten weeks after the meetings for each event.
COVID-19 case rates have often risen, especially in the communities that hosted the events, compared to nearby cities where Trump was not, the study shows.
“There is some indication that compliance with public health standards, such as wearing masks, has improved in later demonstrations,” the researchers said.
President Trump’s campaign team insisted on providing participants with masks and monitoring the temperature at their rallies.
A Biden spokesman criticized Trump’s rallies as “far-reaching and in violation of basic public health rules.” Joe Biden’s rallies were more restricted, participants wore masks in greater numbers, and physical distance was observed.
Editor: Luana Pavaluca
