Treasury Secretary Says US ‘Can’t Shut Down the Economy Again’

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin walks to the meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (not pictured) during negotiations on a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2020. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said local and state governments should not close down businesses and schools if another CCP virus outbreak occurs in the near future.

“We can’t shut down the economy again. I think we’ve learned that if you shut down the economy, you’re going to create more damage,” Mnuchin said in an interview on Thursday.