ATLANTA, April 25 ― With the US coronavirus death toll topping 51,000 and nearly one in six workers out of a job, Georgia, Oklahoma and several other states took tentative steps at reopening businesses yesterday, despite disapproval from President Donald Trump and medical experts. Fitness clubs,...
Saturday, 25 Apr 2020 07:13 AM MYT
Georgia, one of several states in the Deep South that waited until early April to mandate restrictions imposed weeks before across much of the rest of the country to curb the outbreak, has become a flashpoint in the debate over how and when the nation should return to work. Despite the lost revenue, not all eligible merchants in Georgia jumped at the chance to resume business. Shay Cannon, owner of Liberty Tattoo in Atlanta, said he would reopen in May by appointment only and did not foresee a return to normal until June or later.The US death toll from Covid-19, the highest in the world, surpassed 51,000 yesterday, having doubled in 10 days, according to a Reuters tally, and the number of Americans known to be infected surpassed 900,000.
The comments prompted doctors, health experts and manufacturers of bleach to warn the public not to drink or inject disinfectant. Yesterday, Trump said his remarks were meant as sarcasm.
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