Topic: Donald Trump
Coronavirus makes America seem like a civilisation in decline
No advanced nation has responded as poorly as the US. Perverse regulation, a bungled government test & fragmented supply chains held back testing for crucial weeks.
Trump warns 100,000 Americans could die, drops plan to end virus restrictions for Easter
Trump’s about-face came after his top medical advisers presented alarming new projections that millions of Americans may wind up infected.
The coronavirus isn’t Trump’s Katrina. It’s his Vietnam.
Trump’s disastrous mismanagement of Covid-19 has been compared with Bush’s inaction in advance of Hurricane Katrina. But Bush didn’t have months to prepare.
Hoarding chloroquine won’t cure coronavirus
US President Donald Trump's advocacy of older malaria drugs, chloroquine & hydroxychloroquine, with limited evidence of efficacy in Covid-19, is arguably dangerous.
Will the armchair coronavirus experts please sit down
These armchair epidemiologists believe they can project the trajectory of Covid-19 but it's serious science.
Trump wants the lockdown to end by Easter. Big mistake.
Easing restrictions and letting people get back to work won't simply restore the economy to its former health as the disease would come roaring right back.
Use hydroxychloroquine with caution: ICMR warns amid confusion over use of drug for Covid-19
ICMR epidemiology chief Raman Gangakhedkar calls hydroxychloroquine usage ‘experimental’, says it should not be used without doctor's supervision.
Trump signs order to prevent hoarding of masks, santisers as COVID-19 cases rise to 43,700
The country saw a spike of over 10,000 confirmed cases and 130 deaths Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus fatalities in the US to 550.
COVID fight: Modi’s ‘no Indian left behind’ mantra runs into ‘stay where you are’ diplomacy
As the coronavirus claimed hundreds of lives in Europe and made its way to the US, Modi government sought to redefine the Latin phrase, ‘nemo resideo’.
Joe Biden says no need to postpone US presidential elections due to coronavirus
The former US Vice-President said the US has held elections through World War I and II, and even civil war, and hence saw no reason to postpone the November elections.
Covid-19 shows that our selective visions of world order stand exposed
The void of meaningful inter-state cooperation on biosecurity during Covid-19 crisis should make us rethink the concept of world order.
Mass exodus of migrants: Are they the Covid-19 lockdown violators or victims?
The Union home ministry has ordered the states to seal borders and quarantine people who have violated the coronavirus lockdown for 14 days.
Defence
Soldiers failing to disclose Covid-19 information will invite action under Army Act
Army advisory says not disclosing Covid-19 symptoms, travel details or contact with suspected patient will be treated as 'willful concealment' & breach of discipline.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.