ATLANTA - With the US coronavirus death toll topping 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and a handful of other states took the first tentative steps at reopening for business on Friday , despite the disapproval of US President Donald Trump and health experts.
Jasmine Maskell, owner of Timeless Tattoo in Atlanta, said she was not opening on Friday but would slowly resume business over the next couple of weeks under strict precautions. Late on Thursday, Trump sparked fresh confusion over the prospects for treating Covid-19, suggesting that scientists should investigate whether patients might be cured by ingesting disinfectant.
CONFUSING FOR CUSTOMERS US Representative Doug Collins from Georgia, a Republican like the state's governor Kemp, said reopening on Friday was confusing for customers. Has China Won? | Asian Insider | The Straits Times Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told the ABC News"Good Morning America" program that Georgia did not have the hospital capacity to handle the outbreak and warned of a second wave of cases.