(CNN)As President Donald Trump pushes for states to restart their economies, his administration is quietly predicting a continuous surge in cases — up to about 3,000 daily deaths in the US by June 1, according to one model. Another influential coronavirus model often cited by the White House is now forecasting a death toll of 134,000 — nearly double its previous estimate. The depressing new projections dashed optimism stirred by more than half the country taking various steps to return to normal life, Stephen Collinson writes. While stay-at-home orders slowed the virus and flattened the curve in hotspots like New York and California, they have so far failed to halt its broader advance,...
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