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The outsized COVID-19 epidemic in New York City appears to be traceable to the burst of movement surrounding Trumps ban on European travel:
A poorly conceived border closure accelerates the pandemic, rather than stop it.
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https://arynews.tv/en/us-airports-chaos-medical-screenings-americans-coronavirus/
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)in Florida weren't being screened.
Thats real testimony on trump's pandemic response and his admin
lostnfound
(16,189 posts)Misinformation from the White House made everyone rush home from Europe, even citizens who actually had more time. So immigration was jampacked, but understaffed.
The governor knew it was a health disaster but immigration / border control is under control of the trumpet ministration
Theres a whole lot that feels intentional about what the Trump administration has done to intensify the epidemic. Even this morning, putting a halt to the Bill-Gates-backed [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwjToZHz0bjpAhVLhXIEHVo8ABsQFjABegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2020%2F05%2F15%2Fus%2Fcoronavirus-testing-seattle-bill-gates.html&usg=AOvVaw2Nnr9OkJ11_RthUv7kXPlS|in-Home testing ] being done in Seattle, which had found dozens of new cases.
crickets
(25,981 posts)peggysue2
(10,836 posts)that my neighbors were caught in while returning to the country. And guess what? They came down with the virus. Husband was flat on his back for over 2 weeks. His wife had a mild case. They were lucky in the long run, neither needing hospitalization and all the associated horrors. But this early infection platform could have been limited with proper planning and safeguards implemented, something Trump and his enablers were incapable of putting into place.
These scenes were a precursor of what we were in for: total chaos, incompetence and now nearly 90,000 Americans dead.
Never forget, never forgive.