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President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, in which more than 200,000 people in the US have died, has become a key issue in the forthcoming presidential election.

Now that Mr Trump has himself tested positive for Covid-19, the issue is are likely to be brought into even sharper focus during the final stages of the campaign.

Trump: "We have one of the lowest mortality rates"

The president has compared mortality rates elsewhere with those of the United States, claiming they're considerably lower.

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I heard we have one of the lowest, maybe the lowest, mortality rate anywhere in the world

Comparisons across countries are not straightforward as there are differing approaches to reporting coronavirus data.

The US does have both the highest number of cases and the most overall recorded deaths of any country in the world.

However, when you look at deaths per capita - as a proportion of each country's population - it is no longer top of the list, although it does remain in the top 10 worst-hit countries.

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Mr Trump has also recently pointed to the rising number of new infections across Europe, saying: "Frankly, their numbers are at a level that are much worse than the numbers here."

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It's certainly the case that some countries in Europe are experiencing a surge in new cases, but that is also true in some parts of the US.

Trump: "I see the disinfectant, where it knocks [coronavirus] out in one minute. Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside...?"

Mr Trump suggested in April that injecting patients with disinfectant might help treat coronavirus.

When Joe Biden brought up these comments during the presidential debate on 29 September, Mr Trump responded: "That was said sarcastically".

Consuming or injecting disinfectant risks poisoning and death.

At the time of Mr Trump's comments, doctors appealed to people not to ingest or inject disinfectant because of the obvious serious risks in doing so.

"Injecting bleach or disinfectant at the dose required to neutralise viruses in the circulating blood would likely result in significant, irreversible harm and probably a very unpleasant death," said Rob Chilcott, professor of toxicology at the University of Hertfordshire."

Manufacturers of disinfectants released statements telling people not to inject it.

Trump: "I'm taking [hydroxychloroquine] and I'm still here... what have you got to lose?"

In May, Mr Trump announced he was taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure against Covid-19.

But there is no evidence the drug can fight the virus.

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The president has consistently advocated the use of the drug, against the advice of Dr Fauci, who said: "We know that every single good study - and by good study I mean randomised control study in which the data are firm and believable - has shown that hydroxychloroquine is not effective in the treatment of Covid-19."

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised against using the drug to treat coronavirus patients following reports of "serious heart rhythm problems" and other health issues.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says "there is currently no proof" that it is effective as a treatment or prevents Covid-19.

Trump: "We surged rapid testing kits to every nursing home in America"

Testing in care homes is important, as older people are more likely to be vulnerable to coronavirus.

In the early stages of the pandemic there were high numbers of deaths in care homes in the US, as in many other countries.

The White House has said Mr Trump's statement was accurate and that 4.9 million rapid point-of-care tests had been delivered to nearly 14,000 certified nursing homes.

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According to CDC figures, there are 15,600 care homes, with 1.3 million residents.

"Testing of nursing-home residents and staff has been challenging, as it has for other sectors of healthcare," says Prof Debra Bakerjian, at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing in California.

"The effort to provide testing to nursing homes is moving forward, but not without bumps in the road," she says.

Trump: "If you take the blue states out... we're really at a very low level"

President Trump has said that Democratic-run states - known as blue states - are responsible for America's high coronavirus death toll.

"If you take the blue states out, we're at a level that I don't think anybody in the world would be at," Mr Trump said recently. "We're really at a very low level."

"Take New York and some of these other Democrat-run states out of it, you'll see numbers that are unbelievable."

The Democratic National Committee tweeted in response: "Covid isn't a red state or blue state issue."

Out of the five states that have the largest numbers of coronavirus deaths two are Republican-run "red states" - Texas and Florida.

It's true that in the early stage of the outbreak Democratic-run states such as New York and New Jersey were worst-hit, and accounted for the vast majority of deaths.

But as the pandemic has progressed, Republican-led states have yielded a growing proportion of fatalities.

The Washington Post reported that as 15 September, 47% of deaths had been in "red" states, with 53% in "blue" states.

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