Economics
Trump’s Aim to Restart Economy Risks Worse Damage
- Forecasters cite health experts’ views, local government moves
- Potential seen for ‘chaos,’ resurgence of virus cases
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President Donald Trump’s desire to get the U.S. economy up and running soon runs the risk of backfiring and making things even worse.
With an increasing number of state and local governments ordering business shutdowns, a call by the president for a return to normal could lead to confusion and undermine the efforts of those municipalities to contain the coronavirus contagion.