国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Economists warn of risk of second COVID-19 wave in U.S. as reopenings continue
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 12-- <span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="wave">wave</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>," <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wells">Wells</span> <span word="Fargo">Fargo</span> <span word="Securities">Securities</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowest">slowest</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="uptick">uptick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lockdowns">lockdowns</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Brusuelas">Brusuelas</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="RSM">RSM</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="LLP">LLP</span>, <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="capita">capita</span> "<span word="are">are</span> <span word="exploding">exploding</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span>." <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="extrapolation">extrapolation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> 2.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span>," <span word="Brusuelas">Brusuelas</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="implications">implications</span>."</p><p><span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Cosma">Cosma</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Moody">Moody</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Analytics">Analytics</span>, <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="lockdowns">lockdowns</span>.</p>
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