Tulsa’s director of the Health Department said that President Trump asked the president to replan the campaign rally because the city experienced an increase in coronavirus cases.
“I think it is an honor for Tulsa to want a chairman to come and visit our community, but not during an epidemic,” said Director Bruce Dart. Tulsa World Saturday.
“I am concerned about our ability to protect everyone who attends a large, indoor event, and our ability to keep the president safe.”
Dart said that Tulsa had seen a “significant increase in our case trends”, which he believes could put the participants and the president at risk.
According to Johns Hopkins University data, Oklahoma reported the highest daily cases of new coronavirus on Friday, when 223 positive tests were reported – breaking only 224 new cases the next day, reported on Saturday.
“COVID transmits very efficiently at Tulsa,” Dart said to the exit. “I wish we could postpone it to a time when the virus wasn’t as big of a concern as it is today.”
The rise of new COVID-19 patients increased and declined with each passing day, otherwise it could not exceed 171 new cases for 24 hours every day. Dart told the article that the recent leap was probably due to “quarantine fatigue” and major special events, rather than increasing tests that have remained constant over the past few weeks.
“People aren’t staying at home anymore, outside and outside,” Dart added. “I fully understand that it is not economically and emotionally physically possible to stay closed.”
Trump received criticism from the Democrats for organizing the event during the pandemic and also planning the rally during the June 19 holiday, which will be held on June 19.
The president gave up the second point and tweeted that the rally will be moved back to Saturday, June 20, late Friday. The Declaration of Salvation reached Texas, the last state where slaves learned their freedom.
All participants must sign a coronavirus disclaimer stating that they bear full responsibility if they catch the coronavirus.
