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The Piecemeal U.S. COVID-19 Response Portends a Long Recovery
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Apr 3, 2020 | 16:36 GMT
![A local business in Detroit, Michigan, closes shop following the state’s three-week “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of April 2, Michigan had 10,791 confirmed cases of the virus, including 417 deaths.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/government%20lockdown%20powers%20display%20GettyImages-1208192001.jpg?itok=zRR30JQC)
A local business in Detroit, Michigan, closes shop following the state’s three-week “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of April 2, Michigan had 10,791 confirmed cases of the virus, including 417 deaths.
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Highlights
- Cities and states will continue to spearhead the U.S. efforts to contain COVID-19, enacting and lifting economically disruptive lockdowns based on their own perception of the health risk.
- The U.S. federal government, meanwhile, will enact ongoing rounds of stimulus measures to keep the country’s economy poised for recovery once the epidemic begins to pass.
- The likely prolonged and painful economic fallout from lockdown measures, however, means Washington will likely have to continue large-scale support measures throughout the rest of the year.
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