May is bringing cautious reopenings from coronavirus lockdowns, from Beijing's Forbidden city to shopping malls in Texas, as the grim economic toll from the pandemic ticks higher.
Visitors wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus stand widely spaced in line as they wait to enter the Forbidden City in Beijing, Friday, May 1, 2020. The Forbidden City reopened beginning on Friday, China's May Day holiday, to limited visitors after being closed to the public for more than three months during the coronavirus outbreak.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surpassed a staggering 30 million and the European economy shrank a record 3.8% in the first quarter as hotels, restaurants, construction sites and manufacturing were frozen by lockdowns. “Thankfully, for now, the economic contagion seems to have plateaued,” Stettner said. “But we’re still at a level that is a mortal threat to the nation’s financial well-being.”
In the U.S., where large numbers of people are still dying from COVID-19, health officials are warning of the danger of a second wave of infection, and someLacey Ward, an Omaha hairstylist, said she is worried that the Nebraska governor’s decision to let salons reopen on May 4 could put her and her family at risk. She would prefer to collect unemployment until the danger subsides.
“I know people want to get out of the house now, after being cooped up. It’ll be a safe way to do it. I hope. And it’s still scary to a lot of people. So I’m not sure,” said Mandy Perrilloux, a manager at the Trey Yuen Chinese restaurant in Mandeville, which moved a few tables to its koi pond and a waterfall garden.
In Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government wants more residents to download a COVIDSafe app to help track cases before its measures are eased.
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