, Columnist
The Covid Surge Will Slam Southern States’ Economies
Leaders in Texas, Florida and Arizona failed to take the pandemic seriously. Their economies will experience the consequences.
Will they come?
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Coronavirus is exploding in big southern states such as Texas, Florida, and Arizona. This entirely preventable disaster will have devastating consequences for these states’ economies.
The outbreaks that slammed the Northeast and much of the Midwest in the spring are now mostly under control. But in much of the South and the West, the virus is now on the rampage. Hopes that the summer sun would suppress the disease have been dashed -- in fact, by driving people inside to mingle in air-conditioned spaces, the heat may be facilitating the spread.