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New Trump Panel to Explore Path to Reopening US Economy

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - Every day, a team of public health officials turns up in
   the White House briefing room to lay out measures being taken to
   contain the coronavirus pandemic. A different team, expected to be
   formally announced as early as Tuesday, has begun meeting behind closed
   doors in the West Wing to tackle another matter paramount to President
   Donald Trump: how to begin reopening the American economy.

   The council, which is not expected to include health officials, could
   bring to the forefront the push-pull tensions within the White House
   between economists and public health officials over how quickly to
   reopen the economy vs. proceeding cautiously to ensure the virus
   doesn't spike again.

   With the country barreling toward a likely recession ahead of
   November's election, Trump is eager to spur an economic revival, hoping
   to steady financial markets and restore some of the 16 million jobs
   already lost due to the pandemic. He originally hoped to have the
   country stirring again by Easter but now wants at least a partial
   reopening by the end of the month.

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