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Will Trump Contract COVID-19 and Die Before the Election?
Against the advice of his own experts, Trump held his first campaign rally since the pandemic shut down the country. The fear was that with thousands of people crowded indoors the rally would become a super spreader event, not only infecting the attendees but also their family, friends and co-workers that they would come into contact with after they left the event.
Attendees were given masks on their way into the venue, but almost all of them refused to wear them in solidarity with a president who feels that mask-wearing is a political statement rather than a public health measure. He has expressed the opinion that people wear masks to indicate a dislike of him personally.
And yet with all of the hysteria about the possible infection of the rally attendees, no one has said a word about the man on the podium. Trump stands just as much chance of becoming infected as the rest of the people in the venue.
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that is spread via droplets in the air. The droplets can be the result of sneezing, coughing, talking, singing, or simply exhaling. In a venue such as BOK, the air is recirculated, so all of the droplets that are being exhaled by people talking, shouting, cheering or singing stay in the air and are recirculated throughout the evening. Eventually the air becomes a…
