CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “The primary purpose of a shutdown was to flatten the curve, ensure sufficient hospital capacity, and develop effective [coronavirus] treatments and therapies to reduce mortality. And we’ve done that. But it can come rearing back when you least suspect it.
We did the right thing initially. We saved millions of lives, what we did. We did the right thing. But a permanent shutdown would no longer be the answer at all. A small shutdown of certain areas — but we don’t want to do that — small shutdowns can be very helpful, but not for long periods of time.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing | July 30, 2020,” whitehouse.gov, July 30, 2020