There was an obvious link between how the country viewed the federal government’s response to the pandemic and Trump’s political fortunes. On the first day of February, with very few recorded novel coronavirus cases in the country, it was the seasonal flu that was killing Americans. The novel coronavirus was starting to appear in force, undetected, but, at the time, it wasn’t the immediate threat. Because of stumbles at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States wasn’t testing people at the same rate as South Korea was, relative to population, until mid-April. Signing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, ensuring that American families and businesses impacted by the virus received the strong support they need.

Source: Washington Post August 25, 2020 16:48 UTC