McKinsey to medical kits: How states in US are planning to reopen economy

As of Wednesday evening, the novel coronavirus had infected over 630,000 Americans and resulted in over 28,000 deaths domestically, according to Johns Hopkins University

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired high-powered consultants to develop a science-based plan for the safe economic reopening of the region that can thwart expected pressure from President Donald Trump to move more rapidly, state government sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

Cuomo, along with many other US governors, shut his state economy to limit the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus and has warned that he is are prepared to keep businesses shut - perhaps for several months more - unless he can assure public safety.

Governors from seven East Coast states formed a coalition on Monday, led by