Public health experts are pushing back against suggestions the Trump administration could relax social distancing measures and open much of the country by May 1, warning that acting too soon will risk a resurgence of the virus.
The number of cases of COVID-19 nationally is starting to show signs of slowing, due in large part to the closure of thousands of business as people stay in their homes.
Yet this has also led to an economic catastrophe, with 16 million people filing unemployment claims over the past three weeks. And that has increased the pressure from some quarters to open the economy.
Public health officials warn that opening too quickly risks a new surge of cases and deaths, which could be even worse for the nation’s economic health.
Officials with the administration have also noted that the nation hasn’t even hit the pandemic’s peak, and that for some states, the worst is yet to come…
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