US President Continues to Try to Broadcast "Business as Usual" Atmosphere • "We Will Open the Country for Business by Easter"
US President Donald Trump // Photo: AP
Despite the fact that there is not even one sign of slowing the spread of the corona in the US, US President Trump continues to broadcast business as usual and show optimism that his critics define as unquestionable.
Trump mentioned several times yesterday his intention to resume U.S. economic activity. “America will soon be open for business again.
In an interview with Fox News last night, the president insisted that he wanted the US "open and ready to go until Easter" (April 12).
"I give it two weeks," he announced, implying that he would be willing to remove the isolation restrictions he imposed. "We must open this country, return to work much faster than people thought. We lose thousands because of the flu, and we do not turn off the state."
Trump has dismissed New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's criticism against him. "We're building hospitals, medical centers, and he's complaining," Trump pleaded.
Others in his administration perceive things differently. "I think we need to plan for it to last at least a few months," Defense Minister Mark Asper said last night. Cuomo himself said earlier that "no American would favor the kicker of the economy at the cost of human life."
So far, 51,000 people have been infected with the virus in the United States. Yesterday, 4,790 new patients were added to the New York-based infections, which stood at 25,665 last night. "There is a dramatic increase in the infection rate," the governor warned. The outbreak of the virus in the global corona crisis.
