Joe Biden blames Trump for US Covid deaths; cites report President called a 'hit job'

Former US Vice President Joe Biden has said that President Donald Trump failed to take action because of which 36,000 people across country lost ir lives. 

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'Failed to take action'

Biden cited a study by Columbia University which stated that a number of lives could have been saved had strict guidelines been imposed earlier. In a tweet on Thursday evening, Democratic front runner for US Presidential elections scheduled to take place in vember said that situation could have been much better had President taken steps earlier. 

As per research by Columbia University, around 84% of deaths could have been avoided had measures been taken two weeks earlier, and country had entered lockdown by March 1. However, US President Donald Trump had dismissed report as a "political hit job".

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study reads, "We find significant reductions of basic reproductive numbers in major metropolitan areas in association with social distancing and or control measures. Counterfactual simulations indicate that, had se same control measures been implemented just 1-2 weeks earlier, a substantial number of cases and deaths could have been averted. Specifically, nationwide, 61.6% of reported infections and 55.0% of reported deaths as of May 3, 2020 could have been avoided if same control measures had been implemented just one week earlier."

"A longer response time results in a stronger rebound of infections and death. Our findings underscore importance of early intervention and aggressive response in controlling COVID-19 pandemic," research added.

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With more than 1,562,714 cases and 93,863 deaths reported from  Covid-19 outbreak,  US is  most affected country.

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