Published 14:34 IST, August 22nd 2020

Joe Biden says he 'would shut down country' to curb COVID-19 if experts recommended

US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden reportedly said that he will be prepared to do whatever, including shutting the country down, to save lives.

Reported by: Bhavya Sukheja
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US Democratic presidential minee Joe Biden reportedly said that he will be prepared to do whatever, including shutting country down, to save lives amid unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. While speaking to an international media outlet, Biden, who has been critical about Trump ministration’s COVID-19 handling, said that he would do whatever it takes to save lives. He ded that if experts recommended shutting down country he would shut it down. 

Biden said, “I will be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives because we cant get country moving until we control virus.”

He ded that if scientists recommended shutting down country, “I would shut it down”. 

Biden, who accepted his Democratic White House mination on August 20, has repeatedly slammed Trump and his ministration over handling of coronavirus crisis. America is worst affected country in world, with over five million COVID-19 infections recorded to date.

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In his Democratic National Convention (DNC) speech, Biden h said that Trump has ‘cloaked’ America in darkness for much too long. He accused US President of having ‘failed’ in his most basic duty to nation by mishandling coronavirus pandemic. In his speech, 77-year-old pointed to public health emergency and severe ecomic fallout amid pandemic.

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Furrmore, he went to on vow to unite an America torn by crisis. He vowed to heal a country crippled by a dely pandemic and ecomic catastrophe. He attacked Trump and said that he is a president who takes responsibility, refuses to le, blames ors, cosies up to dictators and fan flames of hate and division. 

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Meanwhile, following four-night DNC, US Vice President on Friday launched Republican counterattack to criticism. While speaking to an international media outlet, Pence countered that Democrats are offering a vision for country that would crush ecomy and promote kind of policies that will result in more violence. Pence reportedly countered that Democrats painted a grim picture of America. He ded that most of convention was ‘an hominem attack’ on President. 

(With AP inputs) 

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14:35 IST, August 22nd 2020