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A National Mask Mandate Could Save The U.S. Economy $1 Trillion, Goldman Sachs Says[
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Reducing the spread of the virus through mask-wearing, the analysts found, could be a substitute for strict lockdown measures that would otherwise shave 5%—or $1 trillion—off the U.S. GDP.
“If a face mask mandate meaningfully lowers coronavirus infections, it could be valuable not only from a public health perspective but also from an economic perspective because it could substitute for renewed lockdowns that would otherwise hit GDP,” the researchers wrote.
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U.S. coronavirus cases rise by nearly 50,000 in biggest one-day spike of pandemic[
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More than half of new U.S. cases each day come from Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, home to 30% of the country’s population. All four states plus 10 others saw new cases more than double in June.
The daily increase in new cases could reach 100,000 unless a nationwide push was made to tamp down the fast-spreading virus, Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday.
“We can’t just focus on those areas that are having the surge. It puts the entire country at risk,” Fauci said.
The rise in cases is not just the result of more testing. Hospitalizations are also skyrocketing.
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