CommentaryBeing a health pandemic, the first house of cards to fall behind America’s glossy façade was the health system. That was before Donald Trump became president and handling a real pandemic. This is the reason why minorities in America and especially African Americans are some of the worst affected by Covid-19. As a result, 30 million Americans have filed initial unemployment claims since mid-March, according to the US Department of Labor. When President Trump instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic in April, majority of world leaders termed it as a dangerous step in the wrong direction that will not make defeating Covid-19 easier.

Source: Standard Digital June 05, 2020 18:11 UTC