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Texas border town doctor pleads with Biden: Halt ‘grossly irresponsible’ policies

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Dr. Antonio Tony Falcon. Photo by TAFP

By Yael Halon | Fox News

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Dr. Antonio Falcon, a highly regarded physician in the border town of Rio Grande City, Texas told Fox News that his practice has seen a significant “uptick in cases in the last couple of weeks.” Falcon’s region reported a 900% increase in the number of illegal detainees who tested positive for COVID-19 last month.

Coincidence? He thinks not.

“The uptick in cases locally is certainly linked to the number of those coming across the border who have already contracted the virus,” Falcon said. Read more, click here.

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