US elections Donald Trump faces first cracks in the Republican Party
Joe Biden announced the creation of a "strike force" of 13 experts
and an emergency plan to contain the advance of the coronavirus, which this Monday surpassed the bar of 10 million cases in the United States.
"Without having the virus under control, we will not be able to recover our economy or continue our lives," warned the Democrat, ready to incorporate into his team Rick Bright,
the immunologist who worked in the Trump Administration
and was dismissed after accusing the president of having ignored their warnings about the scope of the pandemic.
The team will be co-chaired by Dr. Vivek Muthy, the highest health authority during the term of Barack Obama, by the Yale Professor of Public Health Marcella Nuñez-Smith and by the pediatrician David Kessler, former director of the Food and Drug Administration with George Bush senior.
With no time to waste,
the Democrat has set out to "restore the credibility of scientists,"
anticipate a notable increase in tests to the population, extend the use of masks in public places and coordinate actions with state governors.
Biden also intends to oversee
the eventual distribution of millions of doses of vaccines
(his announcement curiously coincided with the news from Pfizer claiming that their vaccine is 90% successful in trials).
The democrat assured that he wants to make an effort to combat at the same time "the apathy and misinformation" of his compatriots and promised in any case to
seek a balance between the measures to protect the population and the necessary economic recovery
.
"Decisions will be made by those responsible for public health, and not by politicians," warned Biden.
"My purpose is to restore the ability of professionals and experts, so that they can communicate without interference with the public."
The United States has exceeded 10 million cases of Covid-19 at the beginning of the week.
With 4% of the world's population,
the country today concentrates 20% of infections
, which have skyrocketed in the last week in the shadow of the presidential wagon above 120,000 cases for three consecutive days.
It is also the country with the highest number of deaths to date (238,000), ahead of Brazil and India,
although it is behind Spain and several European countries in the number of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants
.
Joe Biden has set out to
end the outbreak of the Trump era with a plan "grounded in science
.
"
During the campaign, Trump accused the Democratic candidate of wanting to impose a "national confinement" from day one.
The use of the mask effectively became
a throwing weapon between the two candidates in their first presidential debate
, days before Trump himself tested positive on October 3 (and miraculously recovered in a matter of days, making it less serious. to coronavirus).
His Housing Secretary, Ben Carson, was the last to confirm yesterday that he has tested positive.
Carson is a neurosurgeon who has championed Trump's response to the pandemic.
His chief of staff Mark Meadows and five other White House officials
tested positive before and after the election
.
Joe Biden, 77, spent much of the campaign
armored by his own equipment
and avoiding public events because he was among the high-risk population.
Only in the final stretch of the campaign did he make a foray into several key states and popularized
drive-in
rallies
, with most of the attendees sheltered in their cars, just like during his Wilmington speech.
Biden tried to turn the election into a referendum on Trump's chaotic management of the coronavirus.
The Democrat promised more coordinated action with governors but
recognized the need for a national strategy
.
At least 40 states fall into the classification of "a high number of cases and a worrying rise."
"I am going to go governor by governor and demand the mandatory use of masks in their states," Biden anticipated.
"And if they refuse, I will go to the mayors and those responsible for the counties."
Despite having contracted the virus, Trump assures that the use of the mask obeys "politically correct".
Although not mandatory in many cities,
the vast majority of Americans use them on the street
and in public spaces.
Biden will give a primary role to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) in tracking and
collecting data on positives
.
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