US COVID19 cases surpass half a million; Trump faces 'biggest decision' on re-opening economy
The number of coronavirus cases detected in the United States rose past half a million over the Easter weekend with more than 18,600 deaths, as President Donald Trump said the decision on when it was safe to reopen the country would be the biggest he had ever had to make.
"I'm going to have to make a decision, and I ... hope to God that it's the right decision," he told reporters on Friday. "It's the biggest decision I've ever had to make." Trump said he would unveil a new advisory council next week that will include some state governors and will focus on the process of reopening the US economy.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, and other health officials have pointed to declining rates of coronavirus hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care units - particularly in hard-hit New York state - as signs that social distancing measures are paying off.
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