The U.S. recorded 36,880 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest single-day total since the pandemic began
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Though cases had been on a downward trajectory after the widespread lockdowns in March and April, in recent weeks, as states have reopened, the virus has spread rapidly, especially in the South and West. . New York has had by far the largest outbreak in the country, though the number of new infections and deaths have declined significantly in recent weeks.
The widespread lockdowns have had serious economic consequences, and more than 40 million Americans have lost their jobs since the outbreak began. Though retail sales and the unemployment rate showed some improvement in May, the chair of the Federal Reserve has said that the U.S. economy is in a “downturn without modern precedent,” and economists are increasingly concerned that many lost jobs may never come back.
On a private call with governors last week, Vice-President Mike Pence downplayed the current outbreaks, which he described as “intermittent” spikes, and encouraged governors to tell citizens that rising case numbers were the result of expanded testing. President Trump reiterated this at his campaign rally in Tulsa over the weekend, saying that he asked “my people” to “slow the testing down” so that the numbers wouldn’t look as bad.
On June 20, President Trump held a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma — his first since the coronavirus outbreak began. While the crowd for the indoor event was smaller than the Trump campaign had anticipated — the 19,000-person stadium was about one-third empty — many are concerned that it could be a “super spreader” for the virus, as most attendees did not wear masks or adhere to social distancing.
On March 19, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. would close its borders with Canada and Mexico, barring entry to all nonessential travelers. President Trump has also barred entry of all foreign nationals who have been in high-risk countries, including China, Iran, and much of Europe, within the last 14 days.
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