Trump says US economy ‘largely’ over Covid-19 pandemic, as EU eyes border openings | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, June 6 — President Donald Trump said yesterday the US economy had largely made it through the coronavirus pandemic, as a top expert in France said the worst was over there and the EU looked to open its borders again. The United States is by far the worst hit by the deadly disease,...

Saturday, 06 Jun 2020 07:30 AM MYT

As the US leader trumpeted his country’s economic recovery, there was fresh news on the scientific front as a new trial out of the UK suggested that the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine — which Trump has taken — offered no benefit in treating Covid-19. “We had the greatest economy in the history of the world. And that strength let us get through this horrible pandemic, largely through, I think we’re doing really well,” Trump told reporters, reiterating calls to further lift restrictions.More than 108,000 people have died in the US, where infections are above 1.8 million, and there are fears ongoing protests in the country over racism and police brutality could fuel the spread of the virus.

The EU said it could reopen borders to travellers from outside the region in early July, after some countries within the bloc made the decision to open frontiers to European visitors. “We can reasonably say the virus is currently under control,” said Jean-Francois Delfraissy, the head of the government’s scientific advisory council.But as Europe eyed life after the pandemic, bleak numbers streamed in from Latin America, the new virus epicentre.

 

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