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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, will announce today new guidelines for governors to begin the process of reopening their states.
The plan would see loosening of restrictions in areas with fewer coronavirus cases, but the final decision will remain with individual governors.
The number of cases and deaths from coronavirus continues to rise in the United States, but last night President Trump claimed that the United States “passed the peak” of new infections.
President Trump said he believes some areas may reopen before the end of the month, something he described as very exciting.
Meanwhile, another absolute reminder of the economic impact of the coronavirus is expected today, with new figures likely to show that millions of additional Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week.
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Since it emerged in China late last year, the pandemic has disrupted the world, forcing half of humanity inside and catapulting the global economy into a second Great Depression.
The death toll exceeded 133,000 with more than two million infected, according to an AFP count, with nearly 2,600 dying in the past 24 hours in the US alone. USA
But Trump told reporters that his “aggressive strategy” against the virus was working and that “the data suggests that across the country we have outgrown new cases.”
He promised quick “guidelines” to reopen parts of the country, suggesting that the least affected states could ease the restrictions before May 1.
“We will be the children back, all of us,” Trump said.
The pandemic has caused at least 17 million people to lose their jobs and many are becoming increasingly desperate.
“Later this month, I’m done,” said Reuben Isaacson of Boca Raton, Florida, who was fired from an e-commerce startup last month.
“When the moratorium on evictions is lifted and Florida has not paid anyone money, a group of people will be left homeless and that includes me,” he said.
In New Orleans, Burnell Cotlon spent his life savings to open a grocery store, providing a lifeline for many who struggle to pay for food as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
“The whole world has changed,” he said.
Many of his clients have been fired and are struggling to support their families, he said.
“Since they no longer work, they have no money. But they still have to feed their children.”
“So people come here all the time … looking for work, looking for food, looking for answers, just hope.”
Additional report AFP
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