White House defends Ivanka Trump for violating COVID-19 restrictions

White House has defended US President Donald Trump’s advisor, Ivanka Trump and her family for violating guidelines of social distancing and travelling from Washington to New Jersey, last week, despite both states having stay-at-home orders. Amid deadly coronavirus outbreak, Ivanka has been constantly advocating for rules put forth by CDC and encouraging people to follow self-isolation. However, she, her husband Jared Kushner faced harsh criticism after ir travel was first reported. 

While giving a statement to an international news outlet, White House official has called, Ivanka's travel to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster to celebrate Passover at an establishment which is considered ir “family home”, as “n-commercial”. statement also added that “her travel was different than had she been travelling to/from work”. Furr supporting POTUS adviser’s decision to travel amid global health crisis, White House said Ivanka’s home in New Jersey was “less populated” than area around her home in Washington. 

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While most critics took to social media to accuse Ivanka of “hypocrisy”, according to reports, White House claimed that Ivanka was practising social distancing while she was in Bedminster and was working remotely. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had issued a travel advisory on March 28 and urged people from tri-state area, including New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, to stop all n-essential domestic travel in wake of pandemic. As of April 16, coronavirus has infected at least 678,144 people in US and killed over 34,640.

COVID-19 'passed peak' in US

Before White House stood in support of Ivanka disregarding federal government, US President Donald Trump t only said that his “aggressive strategy” was working against pandemic but added that “ data suggests that nationwide we have passed peak on new cases”.  Trump’s comments came as US reported ar record number of deaths due to COVID-19 disease with 2,600 casualties in 24 hours. 

After originating from China’s “wet markets”, coronavirus has w claimed 146,855 lives worldwide as of April 16. According to tally by international news ncy, pandemic has w spread to 210 countries and has infected at least 2,183,581 people. Out of total infections, 552,735 have been recovered but easily spread virus is continuing to disrupt many lives. Major cities have been put under lockdown in almost all countries and ecomy is struggling. 

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Im Source: AP