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The reopening recovery is stalling

Jul 14, 2020
The economy was showing signs of life as businesses reopened. Then coronavirus cases started to rise.
A flower shop owner picks up supplies at the Los Angeles Flower Market soon after its reopening in May.
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As infections surge, reopenings stumble

Jun 29, 2020
Epidemiologists warn that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have spiked in the states that reopened most aggressively.
A man gets his hair cut at a barbershop in Austin, Texas, in May. Texas is one of several states with spiking coronavirus cases after an early reopening.
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