Trump predicts pandemic will 'get worse before it gets better'


Washington, Jul 22 (IANS): President Donald Trump has warned that the US pandemic will probably "get worse before it gets better", as he revived his coronavirus briefings.

Trump also asked all Americans to wear face coverings, saying "they'll have an effect" and show "patriotism", the BBC reported on Tuesday.

He was not wearing a mask at the briefing but has previously downplayed such personal protective equipment.

The president's aides have reportedly asked him to adopt a new tone as virus caseloads spike across the US.

The daily White House news conferences ended soon after Trump suggested in April during freewheeling remarks from the podium that the virus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into people.

In his first White House coronavirus briefing for months on Tuesday, a more scripted president echoed what public health officials on his pandemic task force have been saying as he warned: "It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better."

He added: "We're asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask, get a mask.

"Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, they'll have an effect and we need everything we can get."

The president is facing an uphill climb to re-election in November against Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, according to opinion polls.

Trump appeared on Tuesday without the medical experts who used to address the briefings. He kept his remarks brief and focused, avoiding sparring with reporters who asked a few questions.

He continued: "We're asking Americans to use masks, socially distance and employ vigorous hygiene - wash your hands every chance you get, while sheltering high-risk populations.

"We are imploring young Americans to avoid packed bars and other crowded indoor gatherings. Be safe and be smart."

Trump has been reluctant to wear a mask himself in front of the media, claiming that some people only wore such face coverings as a political statement against him. The press pictured him recently wearing a mask for the first time as he visited a military hospital.

  

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  • John, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    Sincs Virus is airborne, WHO acknowledged the same lately, it will be useless without wearing the mask 24x7 or PPE suit, also how people take advantage of it following article is the best example.

    Part of timely article on WHO, CDC, left leaning democrats and communist chinese dated June 19th.

    "Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s chief of staff, famously said, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that is it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” The coronavirus outbreak was a bonanza for the radical left, an economic bioweapon unleashed by the communist Chinese designed to collapse Trump’s roaring economy. Political medicine from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the globalist-infested Center for Disease Control (CDC) has been deliberately exaggerating the threat of COVID19 to create panic and social chaos to destabilize the country in advance of the 2020 election.

    The stunning June 19, 2020 article by Patrick Wood in Technocracy News, “The Miserable Pseudo-Science Behind Face Masks, Social Distancing And Contact Tracing,” exposes the entire hoax. Wood begins, “Once upon a time, there was something called science. It included the discovery of the truth about nature . . . Then certain other scientists and engineers rose up and made a discovery of their own. If true science was ever-so-slightly skewed and engineering principles were applied to society at large, then they could indeed use their ‘knowledge’ to dominate and control other people, groups, entire societies, or even, heaven forbid the entire planet. The first group pursued science. The second group pursued pseudo-science.”...

    Ref: https://www.trevorloudon.com/2020/07/face-masks-the-radical-leftist-symbol-of-submission/

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    Some times one should learn from politicians, Trump led the country with his ignorance and arrogance to over 140,000 deaths in US. He was dismissive of threat and blamed everything to everyone except for himself. The virus has spread far and wide because of high level of incompetence.

    Yet, he says he is a great success and shown exceptional leadership where US is leading with million covid tests. There are similar bhakths what we have here in India, who believe him, though their number is less than 5percent, they try to portray themselves as 90perc. Very familiar story to us.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, Mangaluru...

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    Then there are the. 58%, slaves still, their young Icon in a dark room, tweeting to his hearts content, clearly demonstrating his inabilities to come out in the open and fight. Yes... Not everyone has learnt to fight the Covid Competently... There is always a first time...

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  • Ponkra, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    We have a PM who is:
    1. As arrogant as Trump.
    2. Who thinks corona will run by the sounds of taali and thali.
    3. Who thinks the candle will burn the virus.
    4. Who thinks by dropping flower from the plane on hospitals, the virus will be happy and do not harm any more.
    5. Have followers, who perform Homa and worship Goddess Corona.
    6. Who can't even pronounce the English alphabets clearly
    7. Who announces package of crores but nothing actually reached anybody.
    8. Who have followers, who are blind even though they have eyes, who deaf though they have ears.
    9. Who is busy with toppling the government with the money that collected to fight Covid.
    10. Who have no clue how to handle the situation nor has the team that is capable of.

    What do you expect to happen to India and it's economy then??

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    Trump Winning Elections in 2020 is only a Dream ...

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    In Feb, Trump had called the virus 'new HOAX of Dems' later had mocked at Joe Biden for wearing mask, not to mention ridiculing advice of scientific advisors and touting HCQ as a cure and now circumstances have made him to eat his words.

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  • John, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    When Demon crats were prostesting and looting using their left wing radicals BLM and antifa no social distance issue right? May be cops in George Flyod case are democrat supporters as they did or brought witnesses during for Justice Kavanaugh confirmation.

    HCQ if they tell it is effective, then loss to Bill Gates / Democrat elites/ Big Pharma billions of dollar vaccination business right?

    Why no 1? they could count accident deaths other deaths as covid 19 right? also they could forcefully put covid patients on ventilators to pop up the count specially in Democrat controlled states right? Also check why chemtrails?

    Mainly to stop President Trump from getting re elected communist chinese / left leaning democrats / Elites using weapon grade virus, WHO / CDC and NIH, and are ready to do anything. Otherwise how communists can try to control Asia, US and The World?

    From Day one of Trump administration they are trying to remove him. if Hilary had come by this time few viruses must have come and gone also they would have reduced millions of population by viruses, wars, vaccination and what not! and by fooling the world.

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    Your usual blah blah blah doesn't explain why Saint Donald Trump isn't sticking to his guns ? Why u turn?

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  • John, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    Previous 8 years of devil's / communist godless and his cronies rule still haunting or in high places, that's why God's asteroid or comet fix will be there soon.

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  • John, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    Probably communists / elites / left leaning demon crats are blackmailing with the worser virus

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  • John, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2020

    Summer times virus usually not that virulent. In winter naturally ideal time for virus to show its force and never know these godless communists might bring their deadlier version of virus as US elections approach to force fraudulent mail voting to grab power so for them to make easier to control the whole world. But God intervenes with something or the other way or may be short term evil rule, before God cleans all evil.

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