“Public health is not getting in the way of economic recovery and schools reopening. Public health is the means to economic recovery and schools reopening. Some White House officials defended the administration’s response to the surge of infections in the summer, describing the current effort as all-hands-on-deck and saying Trump is now heavily engaged personally and holds regular briefings. 'A Potemkin village'In Trump’s White House, there is little process that guides decision-making on the pandemic. “Other countries have taken this virus seriously, trusted their public health officials and scientists, and now they’ve flattened the curve,” he said.

Source: Washington Post August 08, 2020 23:23 UTC