Economics
Trump Weighs Easing Stay-at-Home Advice to Curb Economic Rout
- President began talking about relaxing guidelines last week
- Economic toll rising as Americans practice ‘social distancing’
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President Donald Trump began talking privately late last week about reopening the nation, despite the swiftly rising number of coronavirus cases and against the advice of health professionals, because he’s worried about the economic damage from an extended shutdown, according to people familiar with his thinking.