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Top Republicans are seeking to downplay the heavy toll of the coronavirus, in part by pointing to a conspiracy theory that the number of deaths is much lower.
President Trump, along with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), who are both in competitive Senate races, have all pointed in recent days to the widely debunked theory that COVID-19 deaths in the United States total just 10,000 instead of the more than 180,000 recorded by health officials.
The speculative remarks come at a time when about 1,000 people a day are dying from the virus, providing a grim backdrop to the final sprint to Election Day. Trump, meanwhile, has been trying to project an optimistic message, frequently pointing to rapid progress toward a vaccine and saying he thinks the virus is "going away."
The Trump administration has also increasingly emphasized protecting vulnerable populations such as the elderly rather than putting a focus on a broader strategy of trying to suppress the disease overall.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-uses-debunked-theory-to-downplay-covid-19-death-toll/ar-BB18L46Q?li=BBnb7Kz
The GOP can't help but be the "Stupid Party".
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)"Recovery in TN" means:
Recovery has a specific definition. That definition, according to Shelby County health officials, is that patient remains healthy 21 days after the diagnosis of COVID-19 and has completed all isolation requirements.
Well, until recently, when they downgraded "remaining healthy" for 14 days after diagnosis.
Anyone heard of a symptomatic patient who is "all better" in a mere 14 days? I haven't personally.
Must have been a repuke who authored "How to lie with statistics."
madaboutharry
(40,153 posts)Dont confuse them with the facts, theyre only interested in their made up fake statistics.
Mariana
(14,849 posts)If they counted flu deaths the way these people think Covid-19 deaths should be counted, there would be a few hundred a year, at most, instead of tens of thousands.
Midnight Writer
(21,548 posts)The whole Party is a con game.