The country has recorded more cases and virus-related deaths than anywhere in the world, with over four million infections and over 146,000 fatalities. With Brazil trailing in second place at 2.4 million cases, followed by India at 1.38 million, the race isn’t even close.
President Donald Trump has frequently made the point that the US has the most cases because it has a large population and is testing the most people: Of course, there are other geographical factors at play. Australia is an island and relatively isolated from the other global hot spots. But that in itself isn’t enough to justify how uniquely problematic the situation is for America.Mr Trump has insisted on being at the forefront of the fight against the virus, holding numerous pandemic briefings.
The World Health Organisation has also faced criticism – including from Mr Trump himself – for failing to name and shame states who were not taking strict enough measures, or impressing the seriousness of the threat on member states early enough. Mr Trump has more recently had a dramatic shift on the virus, stressing that the pandemic will likely get worse and urging people to wear masks., he stopped short of advising the public to wear them, merely saying that “it’s fine to wear one if it makes you feel comfortable”.The Trump administration often attributes the increase in virus cases to an increase in testing.
He also blamed the “radical fake news” media for not giving him due credit, claiming he has “saved hundreds of thousands of lives”. “These calculations assume that the severity of the outbreak in each state would remain about the same and that positive test rates would hold as testing expanded. This is the most that cases would increase as a result of increased testing,” the report explained.
Given healthcare in the US is largely delivered by private companies, they are not required to maintain reserve capacity to handle a health crisis of this magnitude. Dr Ratcliff noted that paid sick leave – or lack of it – was also a factor. According to the Pew Research Centre, almost 25 per cent of Americans don’t have access to sick leave.
“These deep partisan divisions are arguably both a symptom and cause of America’s struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic,” the USSC report said.
Let's cross live now to Karen from Bunnings to get an expert insight.
Trump is America's own worst enemy when it comes to managing covid-19.
So arrogance doesn’t fiX every problem. Who knew
How the Democrats destroyed America
Fake story fake news fake journalists
shutdown lowered pollution/toxin levels..notice how it hits in the more industrialized states and after floods etc disperse more toxins,which is rarely even thought about but is known,or was anyway,that toxins lower immune function greatly
So no mention of the Nursing Home deaths? Of the mass protests and riots and general anarchy in parts of the US during the pandemic? And this is why people don’t trust the media.
Gavin Desmond is wrong, antifart is responsible, Thanks media bias.
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