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left-of-center2012

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Fri Mar 6, 2020, 11:25 AM Mar 2020

Trump: you can 'go to work' if you're sick with the coronavirus

President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after making a number of false claims about coronavirus, attempting to downplay concerns about the deadly virus outbreak.

Trump suggested that people with coronavirus can “go to work” and get better without any treatment or rest.

“If we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better, just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work, some of them go to work, but they get better.

Trump’s comments conflict with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says people should not go to work if they are sick.

“You should restrict activities outside your home, except for getting medical care," the CDC website says. "Do not go to work, school, or public areas. Avoid using public transportation, ride-sharing, or taxis.”

https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/president-trump-makes-false-claims-about-coronavirus-suggests-you-can-go-to-work-if-youre-sick.html

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Trump: you can 'go to work' if you're sick with the coronavirus (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 OP
JFC, what a dip stick! fleur-de-lisa Mar 2020 #1

fleur-de-lisa

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1. JFC, what a dip stick!
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 11:55 AM
Mar 2020

And yet that coward is postponing a trip to the CDC? But we're supposed to go work alongside our sick colleagues?

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