The U.S. reached five million coronavirus cases on Sunday, continuing to lead the world as the nation with the highest number of infections.
Italy, which was early on dubbed ground zero of the European outbreak, has become a model of virus containment after a strict nationwide, 10-week lockdown, vigilant tracking of new clusters, and general acceptance of mask mandates and social distancing.
While the country still has one of the world’s highest official death tolls at 35,000, Italians believe the U.S. bungled its virus response.“We Italians always saw America as a model," said Massimo Franco, a columnist with daily Corriere della Sera. “But with this virus, we've discovered a country that is very fragile, with bad infrastructure and a public health system that is nonexistent.
Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza hasn’t shied away from criticizing the U.S., officially condemning as “wrong” Washington’s decision to withhold funding from the World Health Organization and expressing amazement at President Trump’s virus response.Cuomo announces all New York school districts can open on time
Governor Cuomo says current infection rate in New York is low enough to get students back into the classrooms in the Fall. In the U.S., the debate has shifted to whether schools should reopen this year as some states continue to struggle with an increasing number of cases.
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