Joe Biden disapproves of US President Donald Trump's corona management. The American president has now reached an agreement with Vladimir Putin.
- The USA is also badly hit socially and economically by the corona pandemic .
- US President Donald Trump initially downplayed the corona crisis .
- For example, New York City is now one of the corona hotspots .
- Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus. You can also find current case numbers in Germany as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures are currently available.
Update of March 30 at 8:00 p.m .: Russia and the United States want to work more closely together to fight the coronavirus pandemic. This was agreed by Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in a telephone conversation on Monday, according to the Kremlin. The two heads of state also expressed their "serious concern about the extent of the spread of the corona virus in the world". The Kremlin did not explain exactly what the closer cooperation should look like.
The two presidents also said that the price of oil had dropped massively. The Kremlin said that there should now be "consultations" by the energy ministers of both countries on this subject.
Corona crisis: Falling oil prices are creating problems for world powers
The oil price had dropped dramatically recently. The corona virus pandemic is causing a severe economic downturn worldwide and thus a falling demand for oil. In addition, there was a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia , in which the leadership in Riyadh again increased the pressure on Monday: It announced that the country's oil exports from May to a record 10.6 million barrels (159 liters) a day expand - and thus further increase the offer on the world market.
The low oil price also makes the United States difficult to deal with, since the companies there can not extract oil at the current trading price by fracking .
Corona crisis in the USA: Head of state advises Trump to wear a respiratory mask - Biden warns him
First news from March 29: Washington - "Let's stop being childish and let's focus on the problem": With these words, the democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on BBC News has warned about seriousness in the corona crisis . US President Donald Trump * must end personal attacks on people who disagree with him and listen to scientists, Biden continued.
Corona crisis in the US: poll shows approval for Trump
In a poll published on Sunday by the broadcaster ABC and the Washington Post , Trump and Biden are almost equally popular among voters. Half of the respondents were satisfied with Trump's handling of the corona crisis.
Meanwhile, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has a tip for Trump: making breathing masks compulsory . "Mr. President @realDonaldTrump, try to fight the virus the Czech way," tweeted the populist prime minister and businessman.
Wearing a simple cloth mask reduces the spread of the virus by 80 percent. "The Czech Republic has made it compulsory for its citizens to wear a mask in public," he said, using the capital letters that Trump also valued. Babis has been sharply criticized for dealing with the Corona crisis in his own country.
Mr. President @realDonaldTrump, try tackling virus the Czech way. Wearing a simple cloth mask, decreases the spread of the virus by 80%! Czech Republic has made it OBLIGATORY for its citizens to wear a mask in the public. Pls retweet. God bless America! Https: //t.co/BATFV8l3ob
- Andrej Babiš (@AndrejBabis) March 29, 2020Czech Republic in the Corona Crisis: "You Didn't Deliver a Single Mask"
At the beginning of March, Babis was accused of the lack of respirators . Nationwide, tens of thousands of women used their sewing machines to make masks themselves. Babis then apologized and sent government planes to China to collect masks, test kits, and other medical equipment .
Corresponding to the reactions to Babis' tweet to Trump : "Yes, you imposed a duty (like in Taiwan), but you didn't deliver a single mask (unlike Taiwan)," tweeted Rezina Dejova , for example : "We were therefore forced to sew ours, not only for us, but also for doctors, nurses, old people, children or completely strangers. ”
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