Two doctors in western Michigan have suggested president Donald Trump cancel his election rally in Muskegon on Saturday afternoon, where coronavirus cases are increasing.
Doctors Rob Davidson and Susan Fabrick hold a press conference until Zoom on Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours before the doors opened at FlyBy Air near Muskegon County Airport. Doctors said the president didn’t hear the evidence.
“As doctors, we’re actually involved with the misinformation President Trump repeats day after day, several times a day,” said Fabrick, a family circle doctor who has practiced at Muskegon for 26 years. “No matter what I say,” COVID-19 is with us and kills people. “
Muskegon County reflects a state-wide trend with average reports of coronavirus cases on the rise, with 102 cases reported across the county last week. Although the county’s total number of cases is particularly lower than that of Wayne County, which ranks first in the state, it reports 8,48 instances consisting of 100,000 inhabitants to 7,13 Wayne County.
“Instead of coming to Muskegon to continue spreading erroneous data and bringing others closer to increasing COVID-19 cases, President Trump deserves to cancel his crusader chance and focus on fighting the pandemic with science and evidence,” said Davidson, executive director. “As a doctor, I am concerned that the occasions of your crusade will endanger public health, they also have platforms to disseminate medically erroneous data that puts other people’s lives at risk,” of the Medicare Protection Committee, which organized the press conference.
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Trump demonstrations in Michigan attract thousands of people, and the number of attendees has barely declined since the coronavirus outbreak. With figures indicating a significant prospect of an outbreak, Davidson said the cancellation of the occasion was the guilty decision.
“The words of a president, and specifical the words of this president for what he has captivated, can motivate others to act,” Davidson said. “President Trump has used his megaphone to give incorrect medical information that prompts others to behave in a way that jeopardizes their fitness and the fitness of others. “
Despite his recent diagnosis of coronavirus and hospitalization, Trump has remained critical of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus precautions and has even called her a dictator. Recent polls show Trump is lagging behind former Vice President Joe Biden in Michigan before the election.
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Trump lost Muskegon County to Hillary Clinton in 2016, and Michigan remains one of the president’s central issues in this election. The president last attended a Michigan rally on September 10 at Freeland and sometimes with his sons, Vice President Mike Pence and Kid Rock of Michigan. have been criticized for the lack of precautions against COVID-19.
“A fatal pandemic that continues to cause a lot of pain and suffering in Michigan deserves to be a time when we all attach ourselves to science, practice diligent protective behaviors, and do everything we can to avoid infecting others,” Davidson said. “This deserves it will also be a time when we want to see the consequences of our movements and if holding a rally that will bring in combination thousands of other people from appearance to appearance, regularly unmasked for several hours is a smart concept when coVID-19 cases increase, and more and more people get sick. “
The occasion registration page has no particular commands for participants to wear a mask or comply with social estating guidelines, but a warning that releases the president of responsibility:
“By registering for this event, you expressly perceive and acknowledge that there is an inherent threat of exposure to COVID-19 in any public place where other people are present. By attending the event, you and all visitors voluntarily assume all threats related to COVID-19 exposure, and resignation, transparent and Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. ; the position of host or any of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, subcontractors or volunteers of any liability under any theory, whether by negligence or otherwise, for any illness or injury. “
He is open to the public with admission to the FlyBy Air website, 103 Sinclair Dr. , Muskegon, from 2 p. m.
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