President Trump
Donald John Trump Trump’s second term plans remain a mystery to the Republican Party Trump to hold an outdoor rally in New Hampshire on Saturday Eighty-eight years of debt mercy MORERepeated minimization of the coronavirus pandemic is under new scrutiny as the number of COVID-19 cases increases, and public health experts and Democrats say it is getting worse by effectively denying that the growing outbreaks are a problem.
The United States is expected to see a new record 60,000 new COVID-19 cases per day this week, well above the peak when New York was the epicenter of the outbreak in April. There are now four epicenters in the United States where hospitals are rapidly overwhelming.
Outbreaks are growing in Arizona, Texas, Florida and California, which experts say are the new epicenters of the epidemic in the US There is no end to these waves in sight and cases are on the rise in 40 states, compared at just 10 a few months ago. .
However, over the weekend, Trump claimed that COVID-19 is “totally harmless” to 99 percent of people who contract the disease and continued to link the growing outbreaks with increasing evidence, both claims that Experts say they are false and could negatively influence people’s behavior during the pandemic.
“It is facilitating the virus. He is activating the virus through statements like that and you are seeing the infection rate increase, and you are seeing the economy suffer, and he is part of that current debacle in which we are immersed, “said the New York governor. Andrew Cuomo
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He drew a direct line between Trump’s public comments and the actions of residents who have allowed the disease to spread.
“What he said to the American people is that there is no problem. And then they don’t wear a mask, and they don’t distance themselves socially, and they don’t take any precautionary behavior, and then the virus is like that, “he added, using his hand to mimic the increase in cases in the United States.
Trump’s comments could provide a false sense of security and undermine the response to the deepening of the COVID-19 crisis, as some people refuse to practice social distancing or wear masks in public, experts say.
“It is very harmful to have a lack of clear communication and to minimize this virus,” said Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute. “Ultimately, a large part of how well we control the virus will depend on people’s behavior and to the extent that there are leaders who trust large segments of our population who say that it is not a big problem, that everything is it’s about evidence, or that most people are doing well and for 99 percent of people it’s harmless, it does two things: it says there’s no outbreak or there’s not much of one, and the second is that even if you did get infected it wouldn’t be a big deal at all. We know both are not true. ”
Polls show that most voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of the pandemic, and that this is eroding his support for the presidential election just four months away.
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden
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“It is a tragic comment on the rotten values and dangerousness of this administration that listening to the president and his top staff member could literally compromise even more American lives than his malpractice has already taken.” And 1 percent of the United States is 3.2 million people, “Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement.
Anthony Fauci
Anthony FauciTrump sealed his own fate FDA commissioner says he can’t predict when the vaccine will be ready after Trump’s timeline claims the lobbying battle is brewing over access to the COVID-19 vaccine MORE, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, recently told Congress that the United States could see 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day if the path of the outbreak is not changed. So far, 2.9 million cases have been confirmed in the U.S., which represents approximately 25 percent of the world total.
The virus is now spreading widely, and local leaders say it is difficult to get people to wear masks or practice social distancing when the president appears to be contradicting his messages.
“One of the biggest problems we have in terms of getting communities to perform these behaviors that are necessary to coexist with the virus, one of the biggest challenges we have is the messages coming out of Washington that suggest that the masks don’t work or that It doesn’t need to or the virus goes away on its own, “Mayor Steve Adler (D) of Austin, Texas said on CNN Monday.
“If a large part of their community doesn’t believe this is real or something they have to worry about, that citywide group of people will make it more difficult to open up the economy. That group of people will make it more dangerous for older people and susceptible people. That confusing message divides a community and prevents a community from gaining the critical mass necessary to deal with the virus, “he said.
Trump, as recently as July 4, has linked the increase in the number of cases with the increase in evidence. While testing is increasing, so is the percentage of tests that test positive, an indicator of increasing outbreaks.
This fact was acknowledged by Trump’s evidence czar COVID-19 during a congressional hearing last week, but Trump and his chief of staff contradict it, sending confusing messages to the public.
“Public health people like me, other political leaders, governors, mayors have to face the president or against other political leaders, and this only creates confusion and makes it difficult for people to know who to trust,” Jha said.
Emerging research increasingly shows that the spread of COVID-19 can be significantly reduced if communities wear masks in public, especially when they cannot stay at least 6 feet away from others.
Trump has never worn a mask in public, has mocked his political opponents for doing so, and has also resisted calls to put in place a federal masking requirement. Last week, he said he believes the virus will “go away” one day.
Trump has continued to hold large gatherings where social distancing and wearing masks do not apply against the advice of public health experts, including a July 4 celebration in South Dakota. He is scheduled to hold a campaign rally this weekend in New Hampshire.
“How do you tell someone that they have to wear a mask and distance themselves socially when the president doesn’t and organize a rally where they almost celebrate the lack of those simple countermeasures?” Miami Mayor Dan Gelber (D) said on CNN Sunday.
Polls show whether or not to wear a mask has become a partisan problem.
A recent Pew Research Center survey showed that 65 percent of adults wore a mask all or most of the time when they were in stores or other businesses, including 76 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of Republicans. .
The White House has given no sign that it can shift its focus to the coronavirus, and officials on Monday offered a vigorous defense of Trump’s 99 percent comment.
“What the president was signaling … was a statement of fact,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said during a briefing on Monday. “One that has its roots in science and one that pointed to the fact that mortality in this country was very low.”
While experts differ on what the true death rate for COVID-19 is, it is likely to be around 1 percent or less. However, people who survive COVID-19 can still experience serious illnesses that require hospitalization, and those who need ventilation may see long-term health effects, including reduced lung capacity. Some experience a prolonged illness that lasts for several weeks.
The long-term health effects of COVID-19 infection are unknown, as it is a new disease. But Jha said his best guess is that 10 to 20 percent of people who get it will end up having “significant long-term effects” of the virus.
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