Trump says coronavirus outbreaks will disappear soon, Biden offers plan to treat pandemic

Donald Trump y Joe Biden they face in the last presidential debate before the elections of November 3 in Nashville (Tennessee).

The debate started with questions about the COVID-19. The president was asked about the third wave hitting the United States. Kristen Welker, a journalist for NBC News and moderator of the event, asked how she is going to lead the nation through this next stage.

Trump responds that there have been peaks and tides before, but not anymore.

The Wall Street Journal, today, wrote in an article that the US reported more than 60,000 new cases of coronavirus for the second day in a row, as the spread continues to accelerate in most states.

However, the newspaper explained that the widespread nature of the current wave sets it apart from spring and summer waves. On Wednesday, 24 states had more than 1,000 new cases, a contrast to the summer when California, Texas and Florida accounted for the majority of daily cases. In just a few days in July, Texas and Florida together reported more than 20,000 cases each day. ‘

Trump comenta:

“There was a very big spike in Arizona and now it’s gone. And there were some spikes and spikes elsewhere, but they will soon go away. We have a vaccine that is coming, is ready, will be announced in a few weeks and will be put into circulation ”

“I have been congratulated by the heads of many countries for what we have allowed ourselves to do, if you look at what we have done in terms of goggles, masks and gowns and everything else, in particular fans. We are manufacturing fans all over the world. Thousands and thousands a month, spreading them around the world. It will go away, and as I say, we are turning around, we are turning the corner, it is going. ”

“There are 220,000 Americans dead. If you hear nothing more than what I say tonight, listen to this,” Biden said, blaming Trump for the deaths and saying he shouldn’t be president for this alone.

“I’ll take care of this, I’ll finish this, I’ll make sure we have a plan“he commented Biden, adding that under his mandate he would ensure that everyone wears a mask and that the aid money reaches businesses.

He American dollar As measured by its DXY index it rose to a three-day high at 93.12 just before the start of the debate. At time of writing, the DXY is trading above 93.05, gaining 0.12% on the day.

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