President Donald Trump said he wants businesses open by Easter. Medical professionals say otherwise.
to keep social distancing practices in place after he said he wants to reopen businesses by Easter.
“Significant COVID-19 transmission continues across the United States, and we need your leadership in supporting science-based recommendations on social distancing that can slow the virus,” the letter,, said. “Our societies have closely adhered to these measures by moving our staff to fulltime telework and canceling in-person meetings .
The virus continues to spread across the U.S. and has killed at least 1,000 people in the country. In order to slow the spread of the virus, many states have closed schools, restaurants and other places where people gather in large numbers, and nonessential workers have been told to stay home.
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