'Trump is in a dreamland': what the US should do now on Covid-19

(Guardian UK) Donald Trump delivered much-needed good news to the American people this week. Coronavirus, he told Fox Business, was “just going to disappear”.

The US president didn’t specify when this vanishing act would take place. One thing is certain, though: it’s not now.

The virus is spreading through a vast area of the American hinterland at a speed not seen since the pandemic began. Across the south and west, and even into California, which had been considered a shining light in its handling of Covid-19, alarm bells are ringing once again.

Hospitals are filling up, ICUs reaching capacity, protective gear falling short. It’s like April all over again, with the ominous difference that this time many Americans are fed up with lockdowns and, with Trump’s warm encouragement, spurning social distancing and masks. ...........(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/05/coronavirus-us-surge-experts-what-to-do