Since the coronavirus started its spread in China last year, the pandemic has claimed the lives of many across the globe and scientists are racing the clock to find a vaccine.
COVID-19 has also impacted the world-leading economies with an imposed lockdown that placed industries into a halt. The United States a leading economy in the globe has been hit by coronavirus as six hundred people have died from the new coronavirus, while the number of confirmed cases now stands at 49,768. On his part, US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping travel restrictions on 26 European countries in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
However, as Trump is seeking to resume the economy in a few weeks, The lieutenant governor of Texas has stepped on the spotlight to dispute that he would rather die than see public health measures harm the US economy. He told Fox News that he firmly believed “lots of grandparents” crossed the U.S will agree with his viewpoint, as reported by the guardian.
My message: let’s get back to work, let’s get back to living, let’s be smart about it, and those of us who are 70-plus, we’ll take care of ourselves,” the 69 year Lt Gov Dan Patrick, reported o host Tucker Carlson on Monday night.
“Don’t sacrifice the country,” Patrick responded. “Don’t do that.”
The statement showed a readiness that the elder generation would rather die than sacrifice the U.S economy or harm it in any possible way.
Patrick declared he worried that public health restrictions to prevent coronavirus could terminate American life as he perceives it and that he is ready to risk death to protect the economy for his grandchildren.
The administration’s coronavirus response coordinator, Dr Deborah Birx said in a press conference at the white house that data reveals from Europe implied that 99% of the coronavirus deaths were people over age 50 with whom had previous health issues.
Trump hinted to heavy damage inflicted on the U.S economy due to coronavirus prevention measures, he expressed eagerness to put the economy on its right track. He implied that an economic crisis might result in more deaths, through suicide, than a global pandemic. On his part, Patrick, a Texas Republican, applauded the president’s centre on the economy and stated that it had “lifted” his heart.
“I don’t want the whole country to be sacrificed,” Patrick said. “I’ve talked to hundreds of people … and everyone says pretty much the same thing: We can’t lose our whole country. We’re having an economic collapse., he said. Patrick stated that at his age, he was in the high-risk group, but that he was ready to give up his life for his six grandchildren.
Data from China, where the outbreak began in Wuhan in December, shows older and elderly people (aged 60 plus) are the most vulnerable to COVID-19.
In Italy, 85.6 percent of those who have died were over 70, according to the National Institute of Health’s (ISS) latest report.
With 23 percent of Italians over 65 years old, the Mediterannean country has the second-oldest population in the world after Japan – and observers believe age distribution could also have played a role in raising the fatality rate.
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