Global health crisis pits economic against health concerns

Apr 20, 20200

Daniel Karmann – Associated Press count

The tram and bus stop are nearly deserted at the main station due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Saturday evening, April 18, 2020, in Nuremberg, Germany. To help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, public life is restricted during the pandemic.

WASHINGTON - The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments locked down to keep the coronavirus at bay and people yearning to restart stalled economies and forestall fears of a depression.

Protesters worrying about their livelihoods and bucking infringements on their freedom have taken to the streets in some places. A few countries are acting to ease restrictions, but most of the world remains unified in insisting it's much too early to take more aggressive steps.

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