New U.S. government figures show novel coronavirus infections will spike during the summer if stay-at-home orders are lifted after 30 days as planned, the New York Times reported on Friday.
Military personnel take a look at the temporary hospital located at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center before the press conference of New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease continues in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
If President Donald Trump lifts shelter-in-place orders after 30 days, the death toll is estimated to reach 200,000, the New York Times reported, citing new projections it obtained from the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services.
A DHS official confirmed the authenticity of the projections obtained by the New York Times. The official, who requested anonymity to discuss the matter, stressed that the figures were considered a “best guess.”A spokeswoman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency declined to comment on what she called “alleged, leaked documents.”The April 9 projections did not have dates for when shelter-in-place orders were delivered or dates for when spikes would hit, the Times said.
The projections outline different scenarios. Without any restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus - including school closings, shelter-in-place orders and social distancing, the death toll from the virus could have reached 300,000, it said. But if the 30-day stay-at-home order is lifted, the death total is estimated to reach 200,000, the Times said, “even if schools remain closed until summer, 25% of the country continues to work from home and some social distancing continues.”Our Standards:
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