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Experts in the United States agree: Donald Trump has failed to fight corona virus.
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For weeks he talked about the dangers of the corona virus.
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Trump once said that the virus would “miraculously disappear” in April.
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He is now at the forefront of the daily Corona update.
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The markets remain in shock.
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Donald Trump (73) has survived some scandal practically unscathed in his three years as US President. The Corona crisis could change that. It currently outshines everything in the United States: public life is severely restricted, states like California or Washington are in a quasi-lockdown: bars, restaurants, casinos – everything is temporarily closed.
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Meanwhile, panic sales are taking place on Wall Street, recently the trade had to be suspended several times. The previous low point on Monday: The US leading index Dow Jones fell by 13 percent – The worst trading day since Black Monday 1987 was perfect.
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America is heading for a disaster
In contrast to the abstract Russia affair or the complicated impeachment procedure, the effects of the novel lung disease are understandable, visible and immediately noticeable for all citizens. The current balance on Monday evening (local time): 4667 Corona infected and 87 dead. For a large country like the USA, these are comparatively low values. The problem: the numbers are likely to rise. The number of unreported cases will be huge due to fewer tests, experts fear.
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America is heading for a catastrophe because Donald Trump has belittled and ignored the problem for too long. The result was too few corona tests, an unprepared and insecure population, and an outdated health care system that was deprived of important preparation days. Some experts are tough: Trump’s corona policy will cost lives.
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VIEW shows the protocol of the American corona horror:
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January 22: Trump mentions the corona virus for the first time in Davos
Trump is in Switzerland when the first American to be infected by the novel corona virus. As part of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, the US President made his first public statement on the corona virus to the CNBC television station. When asked whether there are currently concerns about a pandemic, Trump replies: «No. Not at all. And we have it completely under control. It is a person who comes from China and we have it under control. Everything is going to be alright.”
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January 30: Trump says everything is under control – WHO disagrees
Trump speaks to his supporters about the corona virus for the first time during a campaign speech in the state of Michigan. «We have it very well under control. We have very few problems in this country at the moment – five. And these people are all recovering successfully. » On the same day, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus a “public health emergency of international importance”. It announces 7,818 confirmed cases worldwide.
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January 31: Trump prohibits Chinese people from entering the United States
Trump is taking aggressive action against the virus. It should remain his only act for over a month. On January 31, the U.S. President prohibited most foreigners who recently visited China from entering the United States. The same evening, he said in an interview on Fox News: “We defeated the virus from China.”
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February 5: Trump’s corona tests don’t work
The CDC sends coronavirus tests to laboratories across the country. But experts quickly discover technical errors. This was not uncommon at that time and also occurred in other countries. The Trump administration subsequently refrains from accepting working corona tests from the WHO. Despite requests from private hospitals, the US President also did not relax the regulations, preventing the institutions from developing their own tests quickly. The inaction means that the United States falls behind South Korea, Singapore and China in the fight against the virus. “We were just twiddling thumbs when the corona virus came in,” says William Hanage, a Harvard epidemiologist.
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February 10: Trump believes corona virus will disappear “like a miracle” in April
While the American health authority is feverishly looking for a corona test, Trump makes a steep and factually unconfirmed thesis: in an interview, he suggests that the warm spring weather could kill the virus. “It looks like it will miraculously disappear in April when it gets a little warmer.”
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February 23: Coronavirus in 30 countries, over 78,000 confirmed cases
Mid-February is a time when Trump no longer speaks much about the new lung disease. His message: the corona virus is a small problem and it is getting smaller. In truth, neither Trump nor the experts know exactly how bad the country is already. The reason: The USA still does not have any functioning, nationwide tests. On February 23, the WHO finally announced that 30 countries have been affected. At that time, over 78,000 people were infected with the corona virus.
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February 26: Trump says the media is oversubscribing the corona virus
In the last week of February, the American markets reacted for the first time to the emerging international catastrophe. And if Wall Street is going badly, then Donald Trump is not sleeping well either. The US president changes his strategy and begins to blame others. He criticized the US channels CNN and MSNBC on Twitter for corona reporting that they would panic the markets. He also attacks the Democrats, who are responsible for the infected with their “open borders” policy.
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February 27: Trump makes his Vice Mike Pence the Corona boss
It is the first media conference in what feels like an eternity that Trump is holding in the venerable White House press room. The US President appoints his Vice Mike Pence (60) as chief in the fight against the corona virus.
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February 28: Trump calls the corona virus a “hoax”
It is arguably the biggest political mistake Trump makes in the corona crisis. In a campaign event, he compares the corona virus with the Russia affair and the impeachment procedure. «One of my people came to me and said: ‘Mr. President, they tried to beat you in Russia, Russia, Russia. It didn’t work that well. You couldn’t do it. They tried impeachment. They tried everything. And that’s her new hoax. ‘»
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February 29: Trump says vaccine is available “very quickly”
Trump praises his government for the “most aggressive” and “best” measures a country has taken so far in the corona crisis. Experts vehemently disagree. Trump then continues that a vaccine would be available “very quickly”. The WHO does not expect this until early 2021 at the earliest. On the same day, the first American died of the coronavirus in a Washington state hospital.
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March 2: Trump says coronavirus is less bad than the flu
The demands are increasing that Trump should issue recommendations for the risk group – older people and people with previous illnesses. The US president refuses. Instead, he even points out that the coronavirus is less serious than the flu. “We’re talking about a much smaller number of deaths than the flu. Yes it is very mild! »
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March 6: Trump says everyone can get a test – and presents himself as a super doctor
There are still far from enough corona tests in the United States. Trump sees it differently, contradicts the experts in Washington, in which he says: “Anyone who needs a test can get one.” Then he continues with confused statements. Trump knows a lot about medicine. “People are really surprised that I understand this stuff.” Each of the doctors from the health authority would have asked him: “How do you know so much about it?” The US president promptly made a statement. He has a natural talent for it. Medical knowledge is in the family. “I have a big, super brilliant uncle,” said Trump.
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March 11: Trump’s television address and the long-awaited change of course
It must be a very unusual occasion for all the major American TV stations to give the President time for a live television broadcast. This happened on Wednesday evening, March 11th. Trump is finally changing course, now seems to take the corona virus seriously. He imposes an entry ban for Europeans in the Schengen area – including Switzerland. Great Britain and Ireland were to join in a few days later. At the time of Trump’s television address, the United States had over 1,000 people infected and more than 30 fatalities.
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March 13: Trump declares a national emergency
Wall Street has had two catastrophic weeks – the losses are already in the hundreds of billions. The WHO has now classified the spread of the corona virus as a pandemic. And Trump follows suit – imposes a national emergency on his country.
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March 16: Trump announced drastic measures
All Americans should avoid unnecessary travel in the next 15 days. As part of the tightened guidelines, Trump is also calling on people to stop visiting bars and restaurants and avoid gathering more than ten people. The corona crisis could continue into July or August, the president said. He also praised his response to the crisis. When asked a reporter how he would rate his reaction on a scale of one to ten, Trump says: “I would rate her ten. I think we did a great job. »
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