The scene of an infected President Donald Trump unmasking for the camera after his release from Walter Reed hospital raises big concerns about the role of leadership, and its impact on how people themselves behave. As the pandemic has turned more political and partisan, it has come at the expense of public health. The World’s Elana Gordon reports.
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