Corona in America .. political and economic failure and moral downfall

It was about 2 am on March 11, 2020 when I was struck by physical chills, a painful headache, and a slight increase in temperature, prompting a scenario that the Corona epidemic (Covid-19) had affected me.

Between physical fatigue and psychological anxiety, heavy hours of dawn passed until eight o'clock in the morning, and we were at the weekend and most of the medical clinics were closed, so I had to call a health emergency unit for northern Virginia, to inquire about the possibility of passing them to a clinical examination, and to determine if I needed To perform a "Covid-19" test, to take the necessary precautions in the event that the test is positive.

As soon as I spoke the word, I felt that the woman who answered the phone had panic and tension, and her words stuttered, and she did not provide a satisfactory answer to my questions except advised to contact the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and he is supposed to provide the necessary instructions to combat "Covid-19" and others. Of epidemics.

I checked the center's website to find a phone number or an email address to contact them, but I did not find it. The anxiety and stress increased with the passage of time, which negatively affected my physical and immune conditions. I resisted - as much as possible - I turned over to my Creator, and I decided to face it myself. I began to follow the procedures common from drinking liquids, taking painkillers, and immortality to rest, and imposing self-isolation until God decides something that was done.

Three days passed between me, as well as pain, pain and tension, but God's kindness and care did not go away during it. My condition began to improve, except from headaches and mild physical pain, and I began to feel that the matter was nothing but a "normal" cold, but the surrounding atmosphere with the spread of the new Corona epidemic was the cause of increased anxiety and stress not from the disease, this is God’s destiny; but for fear of spreading it To my family and loved me without knowing.

I do not market this story as a personal matter, but to look through it to the chaos that has struck America since the virus began to emerge on January 19, 2020, and spread rapidly and at high rates during the past two weeks; until the number of cases of the virus exceeded more than 199 thousand People, and deaths exceeded 4,300. It is expected that the number of infected cases in America alone will exceed more than a quarter of a million people by mid-April this year, and the number of deaths will increase.

The chaos is not limited to the high number of people infected with the virus, but rather includes the way the US administration - led by President Donald Trump - deals with the disaster. Trump alone bears a large part of this disorder for several reasons: First, his irresponsible and underrated use of this virus and considering it as just a seasonal cold like the flu, and that it will not affect much on citizens. This led to the response to confront the virus slowly, which contributed to its spread quickly without sufficient preparation.

And second, his administration committed a strategic mistake that history would hold accountable for, which is the separation of the "epidemic control unit" that was affiliated with the National Security Council and the demobilization of its members. It is the unit that was conducting research and reports on the risks of spreading epidemics, and laying down plans to confront them before they worsened. And third, Trump's budget cuts to fight epidemics are unimportant. And fourth, Trump's indifference to US intelligence reports that he received in late January and expected to spread the virus to a large scale in the world, especially in America.

Trump did not wake up and take the issue seriously until after the situation became worse in China and Italy, when he began to act to stop the spread of the virus and so that history would not hold him accountable for his error against the Americans. He started his actions in early March by imposing a ban on Chinese and Europeans to America, and suspending flights from America abroad. And imposed a cordon of isolation on his country with the declaration of a state of national emergency.

But "the sword was preceded" as it is said. Cases of the virus began to spread, especially in New York and California. As the days passed, New York turned into a kind of endemic area with the number of cases increasing rapidly, until now it exceeded 83 thousand cases, and more than 1940 deaths. Michigan, Louisiana, Virginia, New York, California and Illinois were forced to impose a kind of curfew to stop the spread of the virus among its citizens.

Economically, America was subjected to one of the most severe blows and economic crises as a result of this virus, as it closed thousands of companies, and the number of unemployed as a result exceeded more than three million people by more than 20%, which is the highest percentage in America's history since the Second World War.

And Wall Street was forced to stop trading after it was exposed to one of its major losses in four decades, which prompted Trump to pressure the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates until it reached the zero level, the lowest level in decades.

Trump - as a businessman - believes that the way to a second presidential term in the White House is to improve his administration's economic performance. He was betting on that before the Covid-19 virus came and toppled all the economic accomplishments he had achieved since he took office more than three years ago.

Therefore, Trump has called on members of Congress to act and pay compensation to companies and individuals, who have suffered significant losses during the past weeks as a result of the spread of the virus. After the push and pull between the Republican and Democratic parties, Congress approved the largest economic stimulus package in the history of the United States with $ 2.2 trillion. It is a move that Trump is trying to portray as a success for him.

As for morally, Trump does not care much about the human losses caused by "Covid-19" as much as he is concerned with returning the economy to what it was before the beginning of the current crisis. He was planning to return to normal life with the Spring Festival in mid-April, but he was forced - under the pressure of his scientific advisors, especially Dr. Diproe Pyrex and d. Anthony Fushi - until the matter was postponed until the end of April.

Trump also did not provide sufficient support for states suffering from high rates of people living with HIV, especially New York, whose Governor Andrew Como complained a lot about the failure of the federal government to provide the state with the required assistance, especially at the level of necessary medical equipment, as well as material support to compensate the companies and individuals who were affected negatively With the virus.

Since the beginning of the "Covid-19" crisis, Trump has not stopped his snuff and foolishness, while the American people live in a state of terror and anxiety about the spread of the virus, Trump has not stopped using the crisis to achieve special political gains at the expense of his Democratic opponents.

After failing to act quickly to reduce the size of casualties and losses, Trump is now trying to reverse the image and boast that had it not been for his behavior in the past two weeks, the number of casualties would have reached 2.2 million. He also boasts a high level of support among Americans, on the back of the measures he has taken to reduce the impact of the virus on the people.

When you listen to the stories of Americans and their suffering during the past weeks, and their disappointment in their health, economic and political system, after the spread of the "Covid 19" virus, you will feel as if you are listening to the stories of people who live in the Middle Ages, and not in a modern country whose president always boasts that it is the strongest, best and most efficient in All fields, which seem closer to imagination and wishful thinking than reality.