WASHINGTON – From optimistic to positive. Prime Minister first britannico Boris Johnson, then the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, the Belarusian autarch Aleksandr Lukashenko, Now Donald Trump: all three have, at different times, reduced the risks of the pandemic. Skepticism towards preventive measures. On the part of Bolsonaro and Trump in particular a manifest aversion to the use of the mask.
Boris Johnson, when he wanted herd immunity
On March 27, the British premier announced with a tweet that he was positive for the coronavirus test. “In the past 24 hours, I have developed mild symptoms,” writes 56-year-old Johnson, confirming that he is “in self-isolation” and continues “to lead the government via video conference.” Then he is forced to three days of intensive care. On April 13, the news arrives of the negative result of the test carried out before the discharge from St Thomas Hospital in London.
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Released from his illness, tried, thin, weak, Johnson changes his attitude. From herd immunity that he had initially assessed, to drastic preventive measures, up to the last few days. “If you don’t respect the rules, there will be fines and the government will consider a second lockdown.”
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Jair Bolsonaro, the irreducible anti mask
On July 7, the virus attacks the 65-year-old Brazilian president, who had spoken in the previous weeks of a “fever” and participated in public meetings without a mask. The confirmation of the negative buffer takes place live on TV on 25 July. After quarantine, Bolsonaro says he took hydroxychloroquine and says he has “mold in his lungs” after “20 days at home”.
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The extreme right leader does not change. Back to the same as always. Attractive, provocative, controversial. He is a fervent supporter of the healing properties of hydroxychloroquine. Free from quarantine, he returns to dive into the crowd and to restart his eternal electoral campaign. Ignore the advice of the doctors and embark on a 2,500-kilometer tour of central Brazil, passing through the municipalities of Piauí and Bahia. Brazil is the second country in the world with the most coronavirus victims (almost 145 thousand) and the third with the most infections (almost 5 million) after India and the United States.
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Donald Trump, the most at risk for his age
The news released today via Twitter comes from the country most affected by the virus in terms of infections (over 7 million) and deaths (almost 208 thousand). To be positive is the American president, 74 years old, together with First lady Melania. By age he is the most at risk between Johnson and Bolsonaro. A blow that comes three days after the first debate with Joe Biden and at 33 from the presidential elections on November 3, Covid risks affecting the electoral campaign and the next presidency.
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