Overseas Headlines – April 8, 2020

United States:

Trump Team Preps Plans to Reopen Economy That Depend on Testing

“The White House is developing plans to get the U.S. economy back in action that depend on testing far more Americans for the coronavirus than has been possible to date, according to people familiar with the matter. The effort would likely begin in smaller cities and towns in states that haven’t yet been heavily hit by the virus. Cities such as New York, Detroit, New Orleans and other places the president has described as “hot spots” would remain shuttered.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-07/trump-team-preps-plans-to-reopen-economy-that-depend-on-testing?srnd=premium

Europe:

Italy’s Reopening Advances in Test for Europe’s Virus Exit

“Italy is advancing plans to gradually lift restrictions to contain the coronavirus as Europe’s exit from stringent lockdown measures takes shape. Amid tense discussions weighing political and economic pressures against public-health concerns, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s government is hammering out an approach that foresees the full return to normal life taking months, according to people directly involved in the talks.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/italy-s-reopening-plan-advances-in-test-for-europe-s-virus-exit?srnd=premium-europe

Asia:

Wuhan Is Returning to Life. So Are Its Disputed Wet Markets

“Cars lined up this week at the main entrance to the Baishazhou wet market, one of the biggest in Wuhan, which is buzzing again. The Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged has stirred back to life following a lockdown lasting for months. A sign hovers overhead: No slaughtering and selling live animals.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/wuhan-is-returning-to-life-so-are-its-disputed-wet-markets?srnd=premium-asia

 

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