CORONAVIRUS DEATHS REHASH: A DISSERVICE TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.

ICHEOKU says for every one American coronavirus dead, fifteen others survived the plague, thanks to the exceptionalism of those hospital staff who did and continues to do a great job fighting the dreadful Chinese contagion. So, for the two hundred thousand plus deaths recorded, over three million other American lives were saved by these professionals who saw to it that these infected Americans recovered from the coronavirus disease. This is in addition to the over seven million people who were infected by the disease but who did not get sick nor needed hospitalization. 

Therefore at a death rate of only about 7% the coronavirus is statistically speaking not too lethal, yet the media continuously pounds away about the mortality with scant mention of the 93% survival rate, all thanks to the wonderful good work which were done and is continuously being done by American medical professionals to keep the death rates low. But this skewed reporting of only the dead makes it appear that the medical professionals on the frontline fighting the plague are incompetent and not succeeding in their task to save those infected and afflicted. It is demoralizing as their effort is not being appreciated and under appreciated at best. They are not being giving their due accolades which they richly deserve for the great work which they are doing to turn the coronavirus page behind us and allow the country to forge ahead. This is sad, unappreciative and smacks of ingratitude by the media, some of whose members members have come down with the coronavirus but recovered thanks to American medical professionals. 

But instead of celebrating these medical professionals, the media and their talking head guests continuously disparages them by not recognizing the wonderful work done by them in saving victims of this contagion, thinking that they are attacking the president without knowing the damage which they are causing to these men and women who have saved millions more lives than the two hundred thousand plus which were lost to the coronavirus pandemic disease. Each time the media repeatedly speak about the number of coronavirus dead Americans without speaking about the millions of American's lives saved, they exhibit their ingratitude for the marvelous work being done by these America's medical professionals and it hurts. 

Imagine being a doctor, nurse, EMT, therapist, cleaner or any other healthcare giver and all you see on television daily is a continuing disparagement and rehash of only the coronavirus dead, without a corresponding mention of those coronavirus patients saved, who survived the plague, how that would make you feel. A feeling of dejection that all the work being done by you including putting in all the extra hours and working under such a stressful and strenuous pressure to make those infected American people well again are not being appreciated. How can such a medical worker recover from the psychological torture being inflicted upon them with the endless slant reportage in which only the dead are getting all the coverage while the survivors are being ignored and hardly mentioned. What a thankless job it must be.

ICHEOKU says it is a sad commentary and very irresponsible of these media outlets and their talking head guests to constantly hyperventilate only on the coronavirus dead without any deferring mention of those who were saved and who recovered from the coronavirus. All the media care about is to damage the president without considering the actual damage which their action is inflicting on these hospital workers on the frontlines who must feel sad that the great work which they are doing is being under appreciated and ridiculed by not acknowledging those who they saved. Yes, some people died, but far greater number of people survived and recovered from the coronavirus; many without even being hospitalized. 

It is good to appreciate these medical professionals who sacrificed so much to save millions of lives that it is apposite to cite, paraphrasing Winston Churchill, that never in the history of America has so much been owed to so few by so many. Without these medical professionals' brave and courageous intervention, Americans would have by now probably died off completely. They should therefore be appreciated and celebrated by highlighting their immense successes in the fight against the coronavirus and not continuously being demonized by the constant doom and gloom about only the dead victims. Such a lopsided reporting diminishes these medical workers morals, questions their competency and also makes doubtful the efficacy of American drugs, medical health management and treatment. 

The media should also stop blaming the president while celebrating Dr Fauci who counseled the president through the pandemic as there was no advice of Dr Fauci which the president rejected or refused to implement. The president did all he could reasonably do under the circumstances to tackle the coronavirus pandemic effectively and efficiently. He provided necessary PPE and other equipments including ventilators as needed by the various States and Cities. He provided New York City and Los Angeles with large hospital ships as well as temporary hospitals. He shutdown travel from China and Europe as advised by Dr Fauci and co. He wanted to close-off and quarantine New York City and Seattle at the onset of the coronavirus but was resisted by Governors Andrew Cuomo and Jay Inslee respectively; who claimed that the president has no right to impose on their States such restraint of movement and that it infringes on the Commerce Clause. Everything Dr Anthony Fauci and the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus recommended and requested of the president, the president did and provided. Every supply reached its earmarked destination timely too. 

But despite all the president's best efforts, the media is still blaming him for the coronavirus and you ask yourself what else did they want or expect the president to do when he does not have power over or the authority to dictate to the States. A president whose suggestions to the States Governors on how to effectively mitigate and fight the coronavirus pandemic were severally ignored and rebuffed. It would have been a different thing had the president rejected the counsel of Dr Fauci and the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus or refused to honor requests made by respective States who needed special help or assistance. But like King Solomon did to Queen Sheba, the president supplied the States all their needs tenfold and in excess of their need as requested. So, why is the media still chastising the president for some of the failures of the coronavirus effort and not the State governors who are primarily directly responsible for safeguarding the lives of people who reside in their States. 

ICHEOKU says anyone holding the president responsible for the coronavirus pandemic is either not being truthful to themselves or are simply hack partisans who hate of the president, regardless. They have no  regard for the truth of what actually happened and are solely guided with their desire to see the president out of the White House. How could anyone who paid attention to the coronavirus spread and its progression since January still hold the president accountable in view of factual evidence before the public. The only snafu is that the messaging aspect of the coronavirus battle was lost and mismanaged by the White House as they allowed the real story to be lost in the cacophony of election year politics. If only the president's information managers did a great job by highlighting all the successes achieved in containing the coronavirus, including sustaining the supply chain of America, may be the outrage over the coronavirus would not be as asinine as it is today. This has led to the two hundred thousand plus deaths being made the single campaign issue in this election. The disservice to the president is regrettable.