New Normal of Shutdowns could last until August 2020: Trump

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U.S President Donald Trump has said the new normal of shutdowns and social distancing could last until August or even beyond. The president was asked how the shutdowns, closures and social distancing being seen across the nation would last. He said, “If we do a really good job, we’ll not only hold the death down to a level that is much lower than the other way, had we not done a good job, but people are talking about July, August, something like that”. His statement came a day after he told Americans they should relax because the government was on top of the situation. Trump also urged Americans just 24 hours before, to relax and to avoid panic shopping saying the nation was doing great.

Point to be noted that the markets continued to plunge and the U.S president admitted the virus was not under control. He said, “It’s not under control anywhere in the world”. He urged people to avoid schools, sports, and social gatherings of more than 10 people for the next 2 weeks. The mood of Trump appeared markedly darker than his previous appearances in front of the cameras. Trump said as of Monday there were no plans for a nationwide quarantine or curfew. He confirmed the Trump administration might be looking at certain hotspots, but there aren’t plans to do a nationwide quarantine or curfew.

The top infectious disease expert of the nation, Dr Anthony Fauci said the new coronavirus guidelines from the White House may look like an overreaction, but said they were essential. He said, “It will always seem that the best way to address it would be to be doing something that looks like it might be an overreaction. It isn’t an overreaction. It’s a reaction we feel is commensurate which is actually going on in reality“. Trump also said it was possible the United States could enter a recession. President said, “Well, it may be. We’re not thinking in terms of recession. We have the best people in the world we are really the greatest experts in the world”.