Startling new COVID-19 death projections highlight challenges of reopening

New internal projections from the Trump administration suggest U.S. deaths will grow on a daily basis to 3,000 by the beginning of June, weeks after states have begun reopening their economies.

The startling figures from models produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) come as more and more states take steps to remove social distancing measures meant to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Those measures have shuttered the economy and raised pressure at the White House to turn the page on lockdowns that some in the administration view as a threat to President Trump’s reelection. Continue reading.