What remains of the Democratic convention that has raged in the media for a week? A Covid epidemic. In fact, US social media is flooded with posts from participants who tested positive after returning from the four-day event in Chicago. Complaining of breathing difficulties, fatigue, loss of appetite… in short, the whole panoply of well-known symptoms.
The first to come forward was a reporter for the LGBT magazine The Advocate, who revealed that he had contracted Covid at the Democratic event, publishing a photo of himself testing positive. He was immediately echoed by a human rights lawyer who, publishing a similar photo, replied: “I came to the convention healthy and full of hope and left sick and disappointed.” Of course, she wasn’t just referring to the virus. Another activist wrote that at the four-day convention she had bought “hats, T-shirts, mugs, pins, posters, bags … and Covid.” As soon as many attendees revealed that they had been infected at the convention, panic began to spread. The extent of the possible contagion is unknown, with tens of thousands of people present at the United Center during the event. Ironically, it was the first national convention that the Democrats had attended in person since 2016. The 2020 convention had been held remotely precisely because of the pandemic that was raging at the time.
In recent days, during the overviews of the room, very few people were wearing masks. And if the Republicans were criticized for not having imposed anti-Covid measures at the Milwaukee convention, the Democrats – who have often pointed the finger at the recklessness of their rivals – were no exception. So much so that they deserved the reprimand of several American virologists. “Despite the resurgence of cases across the country, with a peak during the convention, the Dems preferred to turn a blind eye to safety by carrying on with their show. And the most serious thing is that Biden himself had just recovered from Covid. “And they want to govern America?” was the stern comment of a doctor.
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2024-08-28 21:01:20
