Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is past the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and that he will announce guidelines for reopening the economy on Thursday. “The battle continues but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases.”Mr. Trump added that “these encouraging developments have put us in a very strong position to finalize guidelines for states on reopening the country”. ‘Comeback kids’He backpedaled on the comment the following day, saying he was not going to put “any pressure” on governors to reopen. “We'll be opening up States, some States much sooner than others,” Mr. Trump said during his Wednesday briefing. The virus has claimed almost 28,000 lives throughout the country -- also the world's highest.

Source: The Hindu April 15, 2020 22:56 UTC