DThe US government is refusing to lockdown again in a possible second wave of coronavirus infections. “We cannot close the economy,” said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday on CNBC. “I think we learned that if you shut down the economy, you can do more damage.”
Statements by US President Donald Trump in the short message service Twitter went in a similar direction. The president predicted a “very good third quarter, a great fourth quarter and 2021 one of our best years ever” for the economy. There will also soon be a vaccine and treatment options for Covid 19 patients.
More than two million coronavirus infections and more than 113,000 deaths have been confirmed in the United States – by far the highest numbers worldwide. Experts fear a further increase in infections due to the relaxation of the corona restrictions. Recently, a renewed increase in patient numbers has been observed in several states, such as Texas and North Carolina.
