White House Warns Against Lockdowns as ‘Extremely Harmful’

White House Warns Against Lockdowns as ‘Extremely Harmful’
President Donald Trump leaves the White House for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 2, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Updated:

WASHINGTON—As the coronavirus cases surge worldwide, White House officials warned against a second round of pandemic lockdowns, saying they are “extremely harmful” to public health and the economy in the long run.

“Worldwide endorsement by the science community at the highest levels aligns very strongly with what the president said for months,” a senior administration official told reporters on Oct. 12 during a conference call.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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