Friday, July 3, 2020

Trump says he thinks coronavirus will 'just disappear' despite rising cases

LAUREN EGAN

Jul 2nd 2020 10:00AM

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he believes the coronavirus will "just disappear" even as cases explode across the U.S. and top health officials warn that the country needs to do more to stop the spread.

"I think we're going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point that's going to sort of just disappear, I hope," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network.

When asked if he "still" believed the virus would "disappear" at some point as he had suggested earlier in the year when the pandemic first hit the U.S, Trump said, "I do." He added, "I think we're going to have a vaccine very soon too."

Trump’s comments come amid a dramatic increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. in the past few weeks as states began to relax stay-at-home orders and reopen parts of the economy.

Asked about Trump's comments later Wednesday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said, "the president is confident that it will disappear. He's put together a revolutionary first-class team that is going to break through bureaucracy and get us a vaccine."

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, warned Tuesday that the number of coronavirus cases diagnosed each day could still continue to rise.

"We are now having [40,000+] new cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around," Fauci said. "Clearly we are not in total control."

Fauci said that he was "very concerned" about the recent increase in cases, "particularly in the four states that are accounting for about 50 percent of the new infections."

Those states — Arizona, California, Florida and Texas — have all recently been forced to shut down bars and other service industry businesses as virus cases surge.

California, which appeared to have a handle on the infection rate earlier in the pandemic, announced Wednesday they would roll back parts of their economyreopening, closing down bars and indoor dining again ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. New York also on Wednesday indefinitetly postponed plans to reopen indoor dining.

More than 126,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Tom Hanks, who had coronavirus, says 'shame on you' if you don't wear a mask

GINA VIVINETTO

Jul 2nd 2020 12:32PM

Tom Hanks may be one of the nicest guys in Hollywood, but even he's irked at people who won't wear a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"There's really only three things we can do in order to get to tomorrow: Wear a mask, social distance, wash our hands. Those things are so simple, so easy, if anybody cannot find it in themselves to practice those three very basic things — I just think shame on you. Don't be a p----. Get on with it, do your part," the 63-year-old actor said during a virtual press conference to promote his upcoming Apple TV+ movie "Greyhound."

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Health officials agree that wearing a face mask can help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Still, a tense debate has developed across the U.S. between those who are willing to wear masks and those who are not.

Hanks, who with his wife, Rita Wilson battled COVID-19 in March, likened wearing a face mask to using a turn signal while driving.

"It's very basic. If you're driving a car, you don't go too fast, you use your turn signal and you avoid hitting pedestrians. My Lord, it's common sense," said the star.

The Oscar winner and his wife were among the first celebrities stricken by the coronavirus. The couple chronicled their experience on social media to let others know more about COVID-19's effects.

After recovering, the pair donated bags of their plasma in hopes of helping other coronavirus patients heal more quickly.

"We just found out that we do carry the antibodies," Hanks told NPR. "We have not only been approached; we have said, do you want our blood? Can we give plasma? And, in fact, we will be giving it now to the places that hope to work on what I would like to call the Hank-ccine."

South Dakota gov says 'we will not be social distancing' at July 3 celebration at Mount Rushmore

REBECCA SHABAD

Jun 30th 2020 8:54AM

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says the thousands of people who attend the July 3 celebration for Independence Day at Mount Rushmore with President Donald Trump will not be required to practice social distancing despite an increase in coronavirus cases across the country.

"We will have a large event at July 3rd. We told those folks that have concerns that they can stay home, but those who want to come and join us, we'll be giving out free face masks, if they choose to wear one. But we will not be social distancing," Noem, a Republican, said in an interview Monday night on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle."

State officials have told the people of South Dakota "to focus on personal responsibility," said Noem, adding, "Every one of them has the opportunity to make a decision that they're comfortable with."

Trump is expected to attend the celebration and deliver remarks at the event, a day before the July Fourth holiday. Mount Rushmore is located within a national park in Keystone, S.D. The event will happen amid a surge in coronavirus infections across the U.S., which has caused some states including Texas to pull back on their plans to further reopen.

A website detailing information for the July 3 event says that "attendance will be limited" through an online lottery that occurred in June "to around 7,500 participants."

White the website for the celebration makes no mention of social distancing or providing face masks, the National Park Service says, "We ask the public to be our partner in adopting social distancing practices when visiting parks."

From the beginning of the pandemic, health and government officials have encouraged Americans to practice social distancing at a minimum of 6 feet. Officials have also been urging people to wear facial coverings to prevent further transmission of COVID-19.

On South Dakota’s Department of Health website, it says that in order to avoid the illness, people should "avoid close contact with people...stay at home as much as possible," and "put distance between yourself and other people.” It also says, “everyone should wear a cloth face cover when they have to go out in public."

Trump, for his part, has declined to wear a face mask throughout the pandemic. As of Sunday, there have been more than 2.5 million positive cases in the U.S. and a death toll of 126,332, according to NBC News' tally.

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Trump says he thinks coronavirus will 'just disappear' despite rising cases

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