Trump administration eager to reopen country as total COVID-19 cases top 1.25 mln
As the total COVID-19 cases in the United States rose to over 1.25 million with a death toll of above 75,000 by Thursday evening, the Trump administration is pushing for a nationwide economic reopening despite concerns voiced by public health experts and local officials.
Detailed guidance created by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with step-by-step advice on how and when to reopen public places during the COVID-19 pandemic has been shelved by the Trump administration, according to a report of The Associated Press (AP) on Thursday.
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The 17-page document, titled “Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework,” was researched and written to help faith leaders, business owners, educators and state and local officials as they begin to reopen, according to the AP report.
It was supposed to be published Friday, but agency scientists were told the guidance “would never see the light of day,” a CDC official was quoted by the report as saying, on the condition of anonymity.
The guidance, which the CDC first submitted to the White House in draft form two weeks ago, was meant to help states, local governments and businesses adopt measures that would help keep the virus from spreading once they reopened, such as using disposable utensils at restaurants, according to The New York Times.
“But several federal agencies, including the Department of Labor and the Office of Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services, protested, saying it would be harmful to businesses and the economy and too prescriptive for houses of worship in particular,” the Times report quoted a federal official as saying.
President Trump expressed his desire to reopen the country’s economy on Thursday afternoon in a video posted on Twitter.
“People want our country to open up,” he said. “We want to do it in a safe way, we want to make sure safety, you know all about social distancing, and washing your hands, and all of the things that we are supposed to do.”
The president said that the U.S. economy is going to “come back very, very strong” and the recovery will be “a lot sooner than anybody could understand.”
Source: Xinhua
The 45th President of the United States of America – Donald John Trump – continues down the road of inflicting irreversible damage to the entire American economy, that they have not encountered in there History.
Elected to office, by there archaic system of Government, not being the peoples choice in numbers of votes, they regrettably, have to “grim & bear” this incompetent individual for at least the next (5) five months.
Medical Science – Statistical Data – all resources available to America from around the World, but they dismally Fail to Lisen to the Experts, and take there advised and recommended approach and direction, that would have seen there overall catastrophic numbers of effected Americans by this novel coronavirus at substantially lower numbers.
The ignorance and arrogant dismissive attitude displayed before the entire World, by The President of the United States, his inept floundering failure of performance, they as a Country will Suffer deeply across there entire economy which will outlast the Major problems that Europe will encounter.
America – is incapable of working together, in a uniformed manner, with goal plans of achievement as its Targets.
This is not helped by a President, who prior to this novel coronavirus pandemic, had Divided his Country/ Nation – not been a victor/winner of “brownie points” in Foreign Affairs & Relations, which remain fragile tested and uncertain, in the immediate future, and that in his America, continues to set it – it’s people on paths of internal conflict, adding to the self imploding situation – that is America.
Europe – the fragmentation that does exist, driven by egos of individuals, who have influence over major European Union Member Countries, but recovery, in a methodically planed time frame, driven by acceptance, the broad sheet problems Europe encounters, and the unequivocal need of Countries co-operating and working in a unified focused manner, they will Recover in substantially a shortened time frame than America.
The World has learnt continues to learn – the ongoing Failings of America, it’s inability to give ground Lisen and take advice.
The death total in the United States of America – from this novel coronavirus pandemic will exceed 200.000, plus the destruction of the U.S.A. economy, and when History looks back at The Presidency of it’s 45th President, what, on his gravestone in Arlington National Cemetery will it read ???
Stay Well – ALL.
Enjoyed and Agree with Booth-Hansen’s comments.
The American numbers of death and there Economy will be shattered.
It’s a tradition of United States Presidents, that for occasions, they invite celebrities from there entertainment world to perform at gala’s that are held in the Ball Room of The White House.
Jerry Lewis – Frank Sinatra – Ella Fitzgerald – Billy Joel and countless numbers of others over the terms of Presidents have performed.
Bill Clinton even blew or played his saxophone for one event and Monica was in the crowd ///
I would be surprised if the 45th President of the United States of America – extended invitation to celebrities for such events.
Donald John Trump – could easily do a stand up comic act, and win rapturous applause from the attendees, possible being nominated for an Academy Award for his “off the cuff ” just being the normal him, contribution to comedy – making people Laugh at him ///
On his tombstone you can read: keep four meters distance. It Smells!