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Showing Original Post only (View all)Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain hospitalized with Covid-19 [View all]
Source: CNBC
Cain, 74, was told Monday that he had tested positive for the disease, according to a statement posted to his official Twitter account. By Wednesday, he "had developed symptoms serious enough that he required hospitalization," the statement said.
Last month, Cain attended Trump's much-hyped rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was billed to be the kickoff event for the president's reelection bid after the coronavirus pandemic forced him off the campaign trail for months.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/02/herman-cain-hospitalized-with-covid-19.html
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Marcuse
Jul 2020
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Who else was infected that we do not know about because that person is not famous?
efhmc
Jul 2020
#1
Q: "Mr. Cain, have you and those around you worn masks, socially distanced, and washed hands?"
thesquanderer
Jul 2020
#56
But unlike many others in his age group he has the resources to get the best possible
totodeinhere
Jul 2020
#9
Medicare has a 20% copay and many providers do not accept it. Where I live it is almost impossible
totodeinhere
Jul 2020
#18
He tested positive 9 days after the Tulsa rally, so may have picked it up there or in transit.
deurbano
Jul 2020
#10
Trump is safe because he takes Hydroxychloroquine with a Clorox chaser every night before bed.
lagomorph777
Jul 2020
#23
"Stop blaming President Trump!" It's Herman's fault. His lack of faith is disturbing.
Marcuse
Jul 2020
#52
I think he is in a great deal of trouble. Covid has killed many with a lot fewer comorbidities.
mackdaddy
Jul 2020
#30
I wonder if Inhofe is sweating now because he refused to wear a mask at the Tulsa rally.
catbyte
Jul 2020
#33
The people breathing down his neck behind him are masked, so he figures he's safe.
Marcuse
Jul 2020
#42