Tens of thousands of people traveled to the United States from China after the restrictions were put in place. “Well, we pretty much shut it down coming in from China,” Trump said. The Trump campaign’s timeline indicates that on Feb. 6, the CDC began shipping coronavirus test kits to labs in the United States. “Sixty-one percent of the voters approve of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus,” Trump said, pointing to a poll from the Morning Consult. After beginning by praising his limits on travel from China, Trump and his team articulated that the risk posed by the virus was small.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2020 17:03 UTC