Commerce secretary says ‘I think it will help accelerate the return of jobs to North America, some to the US’The US commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, said in an interview on Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak could bring back jobs to America. “I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America, some to [the] US, probably some to Mexico as well,” Ross said. Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) Wilbur Ross saying the coronavirus would boost the American economy and bring more jobs makes me wonder if he’s the grandson of the dude who gave smallpox blankets to the Native Americans. World Health Organization officials will meet on Thursday to determine whether the outbreak constitutes a global health emergency. Meanwhile, US health secretary Alex Azar said the US will participate alongside WHO experts planning to visit China to help combat the coronavirus.

Source: The Guardian January 30, 2020 15:48 UTC