President Trump on Tuesday said he wants the U.S. “opened up” by Easter Sunday, which falls on April 12, despite an acceleration of coronavirus cases across the country. Mr. Trump’s comments came during a town hall on Fox News, where he signaled impatience over the widespread closing of businesses and slowdown of the country’s economy.
Earlier Tuesday, the World Health Organization warned that the U.S. could become the new epicenter of the pandemic as more than 50,000 cases were reported. More than 670 people have died from the virus in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University.
“We are now seeing a very large acceleration in cases in the U.S. So it does have that potential,” WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris said, according to Reuters.
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