Commentary: Transportation plays a key role in the war on COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 at 08:07 AM CST + 1
President Trump rounded out his COVID-19 press briefing on March 20, 2020 with the words: “Americans from every walk of life are coming together and thanks to the spirit of our people, we will win this war and we are winning…” Declaring war on a virus (i.e., an unseen enemy) may be metaphorical but what is happening to the U.S. economy is very real. Social distancing is becoming the norm and businesses large and small are having to adjust to shelter-in-place mandates placed on their workers and customers. Increasingly, workers are being told to work from home, if it is possible, and customers have been stockpiling essentials.

Mar 27, 2020 at 08:07 AM CST

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President Trump rounded out his COVID-19 press briefing on March 20, 2020 with the words: “Americans from every walk of life are coming together and thanks to the spirit of our people, we will win this war and we are winning…” Declaring war on a virus (i.e., an unseen enemy) may be metaphorical but what is happening to the U.S. economy is very real. Social distancing is becoming the norm and businesses large and small are having to adjust to shelter-in-place mandates placed on their workers and customers. Increasingly, workers are being told to work from home, if it is possible, and customers have been stockpiling essentials.