JOE Biden has been urged to take a test for coronavirus after repeatedly coughing during a televised Democratic debate. Concerned CNN viewers pointed out that President Donald Trump has tested nega…
JOE Biden has been urged to take a test for coronavirus after repeatedly coughing during a televised Democratic debate.
With dozens of new infections being diagnosed across Hawaii, Alabama and Florida, Sanders, 78, said: "I'm using a lot of soap and hand sanitizer."Ryan Saavedra, journalistBut it was the latter's coughing fits that attracted as much attention as what was said during the debate. The president took the test after recently being in contact with three people who tested positive for the virus, including members of the Brazilian president’s delegation who visited him at his Florida resort.for the bug.
But an Associated Press fact check pointed out: "As many Americans have discovered, that's easier said than done. and Sanders sought in Sunday's Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic, which has so far claimed more than 6,500 lives worldwide.Credit: AFP or licensorsThey took their positions at podiums spaced 6 feet apart for the televised debate - in front of an empty studioBoth men criticised the president's response to the fast-moving coronavirus.
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