Trump’s pandemic
Doctors, nurses and the patients they tried to save — all dying from COVID-19.
It’s important to understand how this happened so it does not happen again.
Dec. 31, 2019: China alerts WHO of a possible pandemic.
Jan. 7, 2020: This virus is identified and named COVID-19.
Jan. 22: President Trump says, “We have it totally under control, it’s one person”; 17 dead in China.
Jan. 23: Wuhan, China, population of 11 million, is placed under quarantine.
Jan. 30: Trump says, “We have it under control, I think it’s just five.” WHO declares the virus a global emergency; 170 dead in China, and it has now spread to several countries.
Feb. 4: Trump says, “My administration will take all necessary steps to safeguard our citizens”; 427 dead, almost 21,000 infected.
Feb. 14: Trump says, “People are recovering, we are in very good shape”; over 1,400 dead, over 65,000 infected.
Feb. 26: Trump says,“Because of all we have done, the risk to the America people is low, we have it so well under control.” Over 2,800 dead; 80,000 infected globally.
Feb. 28: Trump says, “Dems are politicizing the coronavirus; this is their new hoax.” Over 3,000 people had died by this day.
March 4: Trump says, “We are doing a very effective job. We have people getting better by just going to work.” Over 3,500 people dead, 82,000 infected.
March 10: Trump says, “It’s going to just go away.” Much of Italy is under lockdown; over 4,000 dead, over 126,000 infected. COVID-19 is in many countries now.
March 15: Trump says, “It’s very contagious, but we have tremendous control over it.” Sixty-one Americans have died by this day, while hundreds died in a single day in both Italy and Spain.
March 25: Trump says, “It’s hard not to be happy with the job we are doing”; 1,031 Americans are dead by this date, 27,000 deaths worldwide, over 500,000 infected.
March 26: Trump says, “We don’t need 30,000 ventilators.”; 1,300 Americans dead, almost 300 more from the day before, when Trump said he was “happy” with the job he is doing.
March 29: Trump says, “We all together have done a very wonderful job”; 2,500 Americans are now dead.
April 6: America has had 10,389 deaths as of 10 a.m. HST, about three times more than those who died on 9/11. About 353,000 Americans are sick with COVID-19
China did not make Trump ignore the coronavirus.
Trump did that all by himself, and in America, it has become Trump’s pandemic.
Dennis Chaquette
Keaau
Cut taxes
I am sure our County Council members and state leaders are all aware of the economic hardship our citizens are experiencing as a result of the pandemic.
How’s about cutting our taxes?
We can begin with reducing our real property and general excise taxes.
Dwayne Lerma
Keaau