Missed warnings, conflicting messages, and broken promises — how the Trump White House fumbled its response to the worst pandemic in a century
Diamond Princess
Widespread testing problems had prevented experts from seeing the full scope of the crisis, but there was enough data by the end of February, Mecher wrote, to “convince people that this is going to be bad.” National leaders needed to use every tool available — social distancing, school closures, public-gathering bans, and so on — to mitigate the virus’s spread.
Federal agencies that normally play a central role in disaster-response efforts have found themselves left out of the action. Pete Gaynor, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told Congress that his agency wasn’t invited to join the president’s Coronavirus Task Force until the week of March 16th — six weeks after the task force was created.
“I’m worried that the CDC is not front and center now,” Dr. Tom Frieden, who served as CDC director from 2009 to 2017, tells“In every other public-health emergency in this country since the CDC was founded nearly 75 years ago, it has had a leading role. The CDC is the best source of information on COVID-19.” Frieden adds, “Fighting coronavirus without CDC is like fighting with one hand behind your back.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Isn't Holding Back: Trump's Coronavirus Task Force Is 'Clueless'“The obstruction and deflection,” Lightfoot says, “is to hide the fact that they’re not keeping people safe”
Read more »
'It Is What It Is': Anthony Fauci Deploys Scorsese Quote To Deflect Question Over Trump's CulpabilityOn Jake Tapper's State of the Union, Trump's coronavirus task force leader says what he has to say without saying it.
Read more »
Behind closed doors, Trump’s coronavirus task force boosts industry and sows confusionThe story of the supply-chain group, a power center within the larger task force run by VP Pence, is one of chaos, secrecy and ineptitude, some officials say.
Read more »
Trump attacks World Health Organization for coronavirus response“It’s a campaign to avoid any personal responsibility for the slow actions of the federal government in responding to the coronavirus,' PhilipRucker says about President Trump’s remarks regarding the World Health Organization.
Read more »
Coronavirus updates: Trump considered letting coronavirus 'wash over' US - Business Insider[Thread] 👇 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from the hospital Sunday morning after spending several days in the ICU being treated for COVID-19. Follow along for live updates on the latest coronavirus news around the globe.
Read more »