Do people fully appreciate the economic implications of the new Covid-19 surge? And how it interacts with policy? It's pretty grim 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 27, 2020
.@Chrislhayes on surge in U.S. coronavirus cases: “We could have found our way to some form of normal life. But our leaders did not do what was necessary to get there. So, we are stuck — back with the same horrible choice we had 14 weeks ago.” https://t.co/QNAaSOMBWm
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 27, 2020
#BREAKING: Florida reports 9,585 new coronavirus cases, setting a daily record during statewide surge https://t.co/MXbfn3TRhC
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) June 27, 2020
Live updates: As coronavirus cases surge, Texas governor says he let bars reopen too early https://t.co/dhdq48SO1e
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2020
Federal courts in Houston, Galveston close amid surge in COVID-19 cases https://t.co/4OuXdngIoA
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) June 27, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 45,000 as states roll back reopenings https://t.co/vCHZxgQH5S
— Abdullah Al-Sharabi, MD (@Dr_Sharabi) June 27, 2020
Florida counties fight coronavirus surge by closing beaches, mailing out masks. https://t.co/M58ecA82Kw
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 27, 2020
The initial surge in NY and vicinity reflected a combination of bad luck and policy mistakes. What's going on now is pure bad policy; Sunbelt politicians did this to their constituents pic.twitter.com/yVOJ7uB6II
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 27, 2020
For everyone claiming that protests caused the #COVID19 surge, here’s the case curve in D.C., site of some of the biggest protests.
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) June 26, 2020
Meanwhile, Tom Cotton thinks D.C. isn’t responsible enough to be a state. So let’s check in on Arkansas. pic.twitter.com/whea4v4KrI
“What went wrong? The simple answer is states started to relax the restrictions and reopen their economies — giving employers, employees, and their patrons a chance to go back out into the world and interact, fueling new cases.” https://t.co/Z3GNAnXQU5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2020
"It didn't have to happen this way," Rep. Veasey says about Texas' surge in coronavirus cases. "We have some of the leading epidemiologists and allergists and infectious disease experts in the state of Texas … and [Gov. Abbott] absolutely ignored all of their warnings." pic.twitter.com/vw7KMRzQl1
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 27, 2020
As coronavirus cases surge to a record, the Trump administration's top doctor says some places likely opened up too early https://t.co/4OFygcxP0Q
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) June 27, 2020
Texas reported nearly 6,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a single-day record for the state.
— NPR (@NPR) June 27, 2020
The Texas Medical Center warned that intensive care units are near capacity — and have the potential to be overwhelmed.https://t.co/HpvstRwLuS
For a White House in denial, the events of last few days have made it impossible to fully ignore the fact that the pandemic Trump insisted was winding down has done just the opposite. @shearm @maggieNYT https://t.co/PPSFVWUrND
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 27, 2020
It turns out ignoring a pandemic is not the best way to stop it. https://t.co/Y5Kz8nwp9s
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) June 29, 2020
Sad! 