'Trump Death Clock' billboard installed at Times Square over alleged COVID-19 inaction

A billboard has been erected at Times Square in New York to highlight deaths due to US President Donald Trump’s alleged delay in COVID-19 response. billboard named ‘Trump Death Clock’ is a creation of award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki and it shows number of lives which could have been saved h US President acted sooner.

counter, based on estimate of epidemiologists, has clocked over 48,000 deaths so far. Jarecki first came up with a website which showed clock but n he received suggestions to put on a billboard at Times Square. filmmaker said during an interview that cost of billboard was too less as compared to rmal times and was affordable with help of some contribution from friends.

website says that Trump ministration was vised in January 2020 to take immediate action to stop spre of COVID-19. Quoting top infectious disease expert of US, Dr Anthony Fauci, website said that re was a lot of pushback to vice and Trump declined to act until March 16. According to website, 60 per cent of American COVID-19 deaths would have been avoided if measures were implemented a week earlier.

New York-based filmmaker claimed that current death clock is based on a conservative estimate calculated by specialists following Fauci’s remark. Trump has been under fire for alleged delay in COVID-19 response and igring early warnings of World Health Organisation (WHO). 

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Worst-hit

According to latest report, over 4.2 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide with over 287,000 deaths, overwhelming health care facilities across globe. United States, United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain, are worst-hit countries due to pandemic with around 60 per cent of death toll reported from se four countries alone. 

numbers get more sombre for US as it has reported nearly 1.4 million cases, almost one-third of worldwide cases, and more than 81,000 deaths due to infectious disease. Within United States, New York has reported over one-fourth of nationwide coronavirus cases and almost one-tenth of worldwide cases.

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(Im: YouTube / Trump Death Clock)