Trump & Coronavirus; A Portrait of Leadership in a Time of Crisis
Jan 20: 3 dead; 200 infected.
Trump Jan 21: It's "totally under control... it's going to be just fine."
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Jan 22: 17 dead, 550 infected.
Jan 24: 26 dead, 830 infected.
World Health Organization Jan 30: Coronavirus is a "global emergency." 170 dead. 7,711 infected.
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Jan 31: New infections confirmed in 4 additional countries.
Trump Jan 31: "Working closely with China and others on Coronavirus outbreak. Only 5 people in U.S., all in good recovery."
Feb 1: New infections confirmed in eight additional countries. 259 dead, 11,791 infected.
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Feb 8: First U.S. citizen death, in Wuhan China. 722 dead. 34,546 infected.
Feb 9: Chinese death toll surpasses 2003 SARS epidemic.
Trump Feb 10: "A lot of people think that goes away in April, as the heat comes in."
Feb 18: 1,900 dead, 73,000 infected.
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Feb 22: Coronavirus deaths have now been reported in China, The Phillipines, Hong Kong, Japan, France, Taiwan, Iran, South Korea and Italy.
Feb 24: CDC reports 50 total U.S. infections.
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Trump Feb 24: "The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA... CDC and World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!"
Feb 24: Dow drops 1,031.61 points.
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Feb 25: Trump appointee, Director of the U.S. National Economic Council Larry Kudlow tells CNBC "We have contained this, we have contained this, I won't say airtight, but pretty close to airtight."
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Trump Feb 25: "I think that whole situation is working out. We're very close to a vaccine."
CDC Feb 25: "Ultimately, we expect we will see community spread in this country." "Current global circumstances suggest it's likely this virus will cause a pandemic."
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Feb 25: White House requests $2.5 billion from Congress to combat Coronavirus.
Feb 25: Trump appointee, DHS Secretary (acting) Chad Wolf testifies to Congress that a vaccine will be available within "several months."
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Feb 25: Trump appointee, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, on Trump and Wolf's assertion that we will have a vaccine in "several months,":
"That's never happened in human history."
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Feb 25: 2,712 deaths; 80,427 infections; 41 countries. Dow drops another 879.44 points, posting worst two-day loss in history.
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