Alison O’Connor: Trump’s downplaying of Covid-19 is a betrayal of the American people

In a few weeks’ time, I was due to be on a much anticipated trip to the US. It was to be a highlight of the 2020 calendar, writes Alison O'Connor

Tanya Acosta, of Highland, waves an American flag outside the Riverside County Administration building in Riverside, Calif. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. as demonstrators protest to lift restrictions put in place due to COVID-19 outbreak. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)

In a few weeks’ time, I was due to be on a much anticipated trip to the US. It was to be a highlight of the 2020 calendar.