How did the corona virus spread so quickly in the United States? President Trump has some explanations, including blaming the "Black Lives Matter" movement. Although he has been ignoring the virus for months, he cannot see any failures.US President Donald Trump blamed the protests against racism and police violence for the recent escalation of the corona pandemic. "Cases began to rise among young Americans shortly after demonstrations," Trump said at a press conference in the White House. The demonstrations "have probably triggered a broader loosening of containment measures nationwide".Trump himself had played down the risk of the virus for months, repeatedly declaring that it would go away quickly, and pressing early in the pandemic to return to normal operations in order to start the economy. He also held an election campaign against thousands of supporters in a closed hall against the advice of health experts in June. Local health officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also attributed the increase in coronavirus infections in the district to Trump's campaigning.However, there is no clear evidence that the outdoor demonstrations following George Floyd's violent death in late May led to a significant increase in new infections.
The south and west are particularly affected
The pandemic in the US is far from over. The authorities reported between 60,000 and 77,000 new infections per day in the past two weeks. Tuesday saw more than 1,000 deaths within 24 hours. Countries in the south and west of the country, including Texas, Florida and California, are currently particularly affected. The most populous state on the west coast recorded a record high of new infections within one day on Wednesday - more than 12,800. According to Governor Gavin Newsom, a total of 413,576 infections have been recorded since the pandemic started. This means that California has more known cases in absolute numbers than the former Corona hotspot New York (408,886).
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