The US President and his wife, Melania Trump, have tested positive. Will he now change his views?

Many were incredulous that US President Donald Trump had contracted the Coronavirus when he tweeted that he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for the “Chinese Virus” as Trump refers to the Covid-19 infection. Some predicted that Trump was faking it in order to withdraw from the US Presidential elections on medical grounds. Others thought that he was faking it in order to prove to the public that the infection is mild and that his vigour and vitality are intact, and those panicking about the infection like Dr Anthony Fauci, the Presidential advisor on infectious diseases, are nothing but scare-mongers. Maybe, Trump is just one of those countless getting infected these days, and most countries, including India have proper protocols in place to manage the illness, which is why fatality rates are dropping significantly. The actions of the US Defence Forces, managed from the Pentagon, however, brought into stark relief these conspiracy theories with the US Air Force putting its airborne command centre EA-6B aircraft into the air. This plane ensures Government continuity in case of a nuclear strike and with the US adopting a bipartisan attitude of belligerence against China, this was also to send a message to any nation opposing it.

Trump will most likely have access to the best healthcare money can buy if he is indeed ill, because no matter what people say about his relationship with the truth, one should assume that people do not lie about their health, or rather falling prey to a pandemic. Also, given that the US makes its national leaders’ health a matter of public discussion, it would be almost impossible to fake the illness. This just proves that it remains important for everyone of us to continue to practise safe hygiene practices, meaning wearing masks, continuing social and physical distancing, washing our hands frequently and using sanitisers. While many people are indulging in “revenge travel,” now that flights and hotels are up and running, we just cannot afford to be lax. As Deep Kalra, Chief Executive of online travel agency MakeMyTrip, says, many resorts in and around major cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru were fully booked for the long weekend we are currently in. Trump is also proof that this disease, like any other airborne infectious disease, makes no distinctions about who to infect. Hope he recovers and revises his controversial views on the pandemic and acknowledges its seriousness.

The US President and his wife, Melania Trump, have tested positive. Will he now change his views?

Many were incredulous that US President Donald Trump had contracted the Coronavirus when he tweeted that he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for the “Chinese Virus” as Trump refers to the Covid-19 infection. Some predicted that Trump was faking it in order to withdraw from the US Presidential elections on medical grounds. Others thought that he was faking it in order to prove to the public that the infection is mild and that his vigour and vitality are intact, and those panicking about the infection like Dr Anthony Fauci, the Presidential advisor on infectious diseases, are nothing but scare-mongers. Maybe, Trump is just one of those countless getting infected these days, and most countries, including India have proper protocols in place to manage the illness, which is why fatality rates are dropping significantly. The actions of the US Defence Forces, managed from the Pentagon, however, brought into stark relief these conspiracy theories with the US Air Force putting its airborne command centre EA-6B aircraft into the air. This plane ensures Government continuity in case of a nuclear strike and with the US adopting a bipartisan attitude of belligerence against China, this was also to send a message to any nation opposing it.

Trump will most likely have access to the best healthcare money can buy if he is indeed ill, because no matter what people say about his relationship with the truth, one should assume that people do not lie about their health, or rather falling prey to a pandemic. Also, given that the US makes its national leaders’ health a matter of public discussion, it would be almost impossible to fake the illness. This just proves that it remains important for everyone of us to continue to practise safe hygiene practices, meaning wearing masks, continuing social and physical distancing, washing our hands frequently and using sanitisers. While many people are indulging in “revenge travel,” now that flights and hotels are up and running, we just cannot afford to be lax. As Deep Kalra, Chief Executive of online travel agency MakeMyTrip, says, many resorts in and around major cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru were fully booked for the long weekend we are currently in. Trump is also proof that this disease, like any other airborne infectious disease, makes no distinctions about who to infect. Hope he recovers and revises his controversial views on the pandemic and acknowledges its seriousness.