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纽约—世界各地数千万人因贫困、运气不佳、作为必要服务领域人员面临风险，或决策者的糟糕决策感染2019冠状病毒病。然而，美国总统特朗普的感染完全是咎由自取。特朗普公然蔑视科学并漠视公共卫生建议，是导致他染病的直接原因。更糟糕的是，他的这番态度导致美国死亡人数飙升，目前的总数已超过21.4万人。
自此次大流行以来，世界各地的公共卫生专家一直恳求公众戴口罩、避免大型集会、并与他人保持距离，以阻止病毒的传播。然而，一向非理性的特朗普却拒绝了一切建议。就在宣布他和第一夫人检测呈阳性的前两天，特朗普还嘲笑拜登戴口罩。特朗普在第一次总统辩论中说道:“我不像他一样戴口罩。每次见到他，他都戴着口罩。就算离别人有足足200英尺，他还是会戴着我见过最大的口罩。”
特朗普拒绝了公共卫生专家和地方官员的呼吁，最近几个月一直在室内和室外举行大型集会，并和其他未戴上口罩的与会者站在一起。他也藐视了白宫的基本预防措施，包括与工作人员保持距离和在会议中戴口罩的要求。
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