As the number of coronavirus infections soars in the United States, Donald Trump defended his comments that the disease would eventually "disappear", saying he was opposed to the idea of imposing the wearing of the mask at the national level. "I will be right in the end. You know, I said, "It will go away." I will say it again, "said the President in an interview with Fox News Sunday, broadcast on Sunday.
"It will go away and I will be right," he insisted. More than 60,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been registered in the country in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University count on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to around 3.7 million. For the American president, "many of these cases (the new ones, note) are young people who would heal in one day".
140,000 dead in the United States
“They have a runny nose and we count it as a test (…). Many of these cases should not even be cases, "he said, explaining the disparity in figures with Europe, where the number of infections has dropped sharply, by the number of tests. “They don't track. They do not track, "he said.
As for the death rate, the president said that his country had "one of the lowest rates, perhaps the lowest in the world", which some experts dispute. Would he consider asking to wear a mask at the national level in an attempt to stem the pandemic, when several cities and states have made it compulsory in public places?
"No, I want people to have some freedom (...) and I do not agree with the statement that if everyone puts on a mask everything will disappear," he replied. The Republican billionaire is very reluctant to wear a mask and has only appeared once in public with this protection.
Before, "everyone said" don't put on a mask ", suddenly everyone has to wear a mask, and as you know masks cause problems too. That said, I believe in masks. I think masks are good, ”he said. The United States has so far deplored 140,000 deaths from the coronavirus. His rival, Democratic candidate for the White House Joe Biden, strongly attacked these new statements by Donald Trump.
"Your ignorance is not a virtue ..."
"When we talk about coronavirus, we must not believe a word of what it says," said former Barack Obama vice president in a statement. "Mr. President, your ignorance is not a virtue or a sign of your strength - it undermines our response to this unprecedented crisis and costs Americans their jobs and their lives," he added.
"It is high time for President Trump to listen to someone other than himself on how to fight the virus, because after six months of deadly mismanagement, it is become even more uncontrollable, "he concluded.
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