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Over the course of the novel coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump has admitted to have knowingly downplayed the seriousness of the illness. So when Trump tested positive for COVID-19 early on Friday, experts say it may now be difficult for him and his administration to be trusted. Specifically, Business Insider reports it may be difficult for Trump to navigate a public image as a 'strong leader,' given his long track record of lies. USC communications professor Karen North says that as Trump's stance on the pandemic has been dismissive of the threat, he can't change tune quickly. He's out of commission on a topic that just went in opposition to his rhetoric. And so they now have a messaging problem, and they're going to have to figure out what their message is going to be. Professor Karen North University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Around 300 volunteer healthcare workers arrive at Orly aiport to head to the French overseas territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe where hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases. IMAGES
Kolkata, Jul 22 (EFE/EPA).-Thousands of street food vendors have faced the consequences of the pandemic in Kolkata. Despite several restrictions being eased and the reopening process being well under way, street food vendors across India continue to struggle.(CAmera: PIYAL ADHIKARY)SHOT LIST: FOOD STREET VENDORS IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Coronavirus aid sent by the French government touches down in India early Sunday with 28 tons of medical equipment, according to a press release from the French embassy in New Delhi. The supplies include eight 'high capacity oxygen generator plants' and 28 ventilators. IMAGES
"Shops, certain cultural and sporting activities, and (cafe) terraces" could reopen "around mid-May" in France depending on the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, Prime Minister Jean Castex says. SOUNDBITE
Paris, Apr 18 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Martí Rodríguez) Reinventing themselves, looking for new sources of income and some official aid has been the recipe for small museums in Paris to survive the 6 months they have been closed, like the rest of cultural centres, due to the government's restrictions to stop the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF MUSEUMS IN PARIS (THE MUSEUM OF OIL LAMPS-LUMIERE DE L'OEIL, MUSEE DE MINEAROLOGIE, MUSÉE DES ARTS FORAINS)SOUNDBITES OF ARA KEBAPCIOGLOU, OWNER OF THE MUSEUM LUMIÈRE D’OEIL (IN ENGLISH), AND OF DIDIER NECTOUX, DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEE DE MINEAROLOGIE (IN FRENCH).Nectoux translation:1. It's a bit of a paradox because financially, we've had less income from tickets, of course, but we've made up for it with patronage. I have been able to spend more time searching for that financing and the result for 2020 is that it has never been so good financially.2. There has been a fully public patronage agreement with the Van Cleef and Arpels Jewellery School, for which we will receive an amount of 40,000 euros per year for three years to research them. That for us is exceptional.3. (Being closed), we had to get close to the public. During the first confinement, I made a daily video about rocks and their properties. In front of my camera, with my little rocks… it was a little geology course.