The U.S. Reported Nearly 2 Million New COVID-19 Cases Last Month

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Though cases had been on a downward trajectory after the widespread lockdowns in March and April, in recent weeks, the virus has spread rapidly — especially in regions of the country that were early to reopen, including the South and West. According to the New York Times, 18 states set single-day case records last week.

How long will it take to reopen the country? As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continued to rise throughout March and April, many states urged or ordered residents to stay at home to slow the spread of the virus. As of mid-April, 316 million Americans in 42 states were under orders to stay at home except for essential activities, and 48 states suspended in-person classes for the rest of the school year.

On a private call with governors on June 15, Vice-President Mike Pence downplayed the recent outbreaks, which he described as “intermittent” spikes, and encouraged governors to tell citizens that rising case numbers were the result of expanded testing. President Trump reiterated this position last week, saying that he believes testing is “overrated” and “makes us look bad.” However, public-health experts have said that the country needs to do even more testing to control the outbreak.

In an interview on July 16, Fauci said he believes the country needs to “call a timeout.” “Not necessarily a lockdown again,” he clarified, “but say that we’ve got to do this in a more measured way. We’ve got to get our arms around this, and we’ve got to get this controlled.” However, President Trump struck a different note on Monday, advocating for further reopenings and saying, “A lot of the governors should be opening up states that they’re not opening, and we’ll see what happens with them.

On March 19, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. would close its borders with Canada and Mexico, barring entry to all nonessential travelers. President Trump has also barred entry of all foreign nationals who have been in high-risk countries, including China, Iran, and much of Europe, within the last 14 days.

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