Joe Biden says nationwide shutdown of nonessential businesses is needed now to stop pandemic.
Amid a pandemic that has drowned out every other topic, Joe Biden has struggled to attract and hold attention.Gates, a philanthropist whose family foundation has spent billions of dollars to curb the spread of malaria, AIDS and other diseases,on Thursday that the coronavirus will keep spreading out of control “anywhere you don’t have a serious shutdown.”
“We’re entering into a tough period that, if we do it right, we’ll only have to do it once for six to 10 weeks,” he said. “But we have to do it. It has to be the whole country.” For the lockdown to be effective, Gates said, a dramatic increase in testing for the virus is essential. “It’s exponential growth if you’re not stopping it,” he said. “The sooner you engage in the shutdown, the easier it is to get to that peak. We have not peaked. The parts of the country that aren’t shut down, in late April we should see the numbers peak there.”
Biden faulted Trump’s administration for eliminating a National Security Council directorate at the White House that was charged with preparing for a pandemic. Trump has said heBiden also criticized Trump for feuding with some Democratic governors. Trump said Friday that he told Vice President Mike Pence, who leads his coronavirus task force, not to call Govs. Jay Inslee of Washington or Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, adding, “I want them to be appreciative.
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