Yes, compared to last week, 22 states are seeing a decline in daily cases, 10 are stable, but 18 states have an increase of cases. (4/24)pic.twitter.com/0zPe3xcHEH
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Compare that to what it looked like when Italy saw its new cases dramatically drop off. That’s more of what you want to see to declare the first peak or wave is close to ending. We aren’t there yet. (15/24)pic.twitter.com/rTWCWWZi2F
PENCE: “[President Trump] rallied the American people to embrace social-distancing guidelines.” However, we have seen President Trump continue to publicly demonstrate that he does not wear a mask around others. (16/24)
At today’s signing of an executive order for police reform, White House officials were seen standing closely together and talking without masks - including President Trump (17/24)pic.twitter.com/4zM7H2E9RJ
A recent study published in The Lancet emphasized the importance of masks - There’s a 17.4% chance of transmission if you don’t wear a mask or N95, but only a 3.1% chance if you wear a mask. (18/24)https://cnn.it/30OJSsk
And we know that President Trump is planning to hold an indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma where the venue can hold around 20,000 people. He also plans to utilize the convention hall next door that can hold an additional 40,000 people. (19/24)
CDC guidelines for events or gatherings would classify this rally as a high risk event considering it’s indoors, there will be attendees from outside the local area and it’ll be difficult to practice social distancing. (20/24)https://bit.ly/2UQG1ak
PENCE: “In a very real sense they’ve flattened the curve. The number of cases in Oklahoma has declined precipitously." (21/24)
Contrary to the Vice President’s claims, the state's infection curve has been rising in recent days. The director of the Tulsa Health Department said he wished the campaign rally would be postponed. (22/24)pic.twitter.com/yCI6p8AGWf
While we have flattened the curve in some places, the fight is far from over. And the way to win is not by declaring a premature victory. Yes, scientists all over the world are working to find a vaccine, but we still have to buy them time to do their job. (23/24)
We know that the basics - wearing a mask, staying at home, social distancing and washing our hands - work. But we also need testing, contact tracing and government leadership to make sure we can all beat this thing together. (24/24)
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