Donald Trump has plunged back into playing down the disease that hospitalised him for three days, comparing COVID-19 to seasonal flu.
In a video released later, Trump offered a nonchalant take on the virus, contravening the public health warnings of his own administration that Americans take the threat seriously and to take precautions to avoid contracting and spreading the disease as cases continue to spike across the country
Trump's efforts to play down the threat of the virus in hopes of propping up the economy ahead of the election have drawn bipartisan criticism.editorial board that Trump had "let his guard down" in his effort to show that the country was moving beyond the virus and had created "confusion" about how to stay safe.
"It's an unconscionable message," agreed Dr Sadiya Khan of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "I would go so far as to say that it may precipitate or worsen spread." Conley said that because of Trump's unusual level of treatment so early after discovery of his illness he was in "uncharted territory". But the doctor also was upbeat at an afternoon briefing and said the President could resume his normal schedule once "there is no evidence of live virus still present."
There were also lingering questions about potential long-term effects to the President –and even when he first came down with the virus.
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