Since effectively securing the Democratic nomination in April, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has focused his low-profile campaign on hammering President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus epidemic. Mr. Biden misleadingly suggested he had recommended specific interventions that would have saved tens of thousands of lives. What Mr. Biden Said“There’s a study out of Columbia University and a disease control center up there. A study by infectious disease modelers at Columbia University did find that about 36,000 deaths could have been prevented through early May had social distancing measures been enacted by March 8, rather than in mid-March. But there is no record of Mr. Biden urging adoption of those measures before March 8, nor does Mr. Trump have the power to compel their nationwide enforcement.

Source: International New York Times July 11, 2020 09:00 UTC