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On Coronavirus

On Coronavirus   On July 28th, in his corona virus update, President Trump said that there are large areas of the country that are free from the virus.   He was immediately attacked for that statement.   That attack was unfair because, contrary to his normal struggles with integrity, in this case he was exactly correct.   Three undeniable examples confirm this.   Firs29t, take deserts for example.   The high deserts of the northwest states combine with the Mojave, the Sonoran, and the other southwest deserts to comprise an area of 200,000 - 300,000 square miles which are almost completely plague free.     Add in Alaska, almost all of which is covid free, and which is nearly one third the size of the contiguous states and you have an extremely large area.   Second, lakes.   The Great Salt Lake is great.   Don't forget Lake Tahoe, a million lakes in Minnesota, and the Everglades and other swamps.   Then there are the Great Lakes, not only close to 95,000 square miles, but