Over 50,000 US citizens now killed by coronavirus

The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in the United States has surpassed 50,000, according to research from John Hopkins University, based off their government figures. Despite this, many American cities are beginning to reopen from their lockdowns, according to CTV News.

Georgia for example, has begun to reopen its business as of Friday against the recommendations of health care experts who say that reopening the state could lead to another surge in COVID-19 infections.

The country is locked into a raging debate about how quickly things should be reopened and what the long term effects will be on the economy and the public's health.

In Georgia, many business owners are choosing to remain closed for their own safety even though Governor Brian Kemp has said that it is now safe to reopen barbershops, tattoo parlours and other nonessential businesses.

Many see Kemp's decision to reopen Georgia's economy as premature, including President Trump, who said he "disagreed strongly" with Kemp's timeline.

No one has a clear idea of what the appropriate timeline might look like with some countries having already reopened schools and others saying schools will remain shut for months to come yet. Some countries and cities have made wearing masks mandatory while others simply recommend it.

In Sweden, kids are still allowed to continue with their soccer leagues whereas in Spain, children aren't even allowed to play outside their homes.

There are still so many unknown factors that impede government's decisions and scientist's recommendations.

In France, they have been in a nationwide lockdown since March 17 and they intend to slowly lift restrictions beginning on May 11, however they will allow the parents to decide whether or not they want to send their children back to school at that time or continue with virtual learning.

Spain recorded their first 24-hour period where health authorities counted more people recovering than new people infected on Friday. So far, the virus has taken over 22,500 Spanish lives.

The driving factor for lifting lockdowns is to help the economy as the restrictions have left many companies and government coffers forced to lose billions of dollars.

In the Unites States, over 26 million Americans have filed for government aid in the last five weeks, pushing the country's unemployment level to the highest it's been since the Great Depression.

The financial strain is even felt amongst the world's wealthiest countries and some hospital ICU's have become completely overwhelmed and the threat of another spike in infections is a very probably one.

Japan appeared to have controlled its outbreak in the early stages, however medical experts there are warning people that the country's supply of emergency medicine resources and medical equipment is wearing thin.

More than 190,000 people have been killed across the globe by coronavirus and over 100,000 of those people were in Europe and 50,000 are in the United States. The numbers are believed to possibly be even much higher than that and new cases are surging in Africa and South America.

The pandemic has also affected the Muslim community during their holy month of Ramadan which includes overnight festivities, daytime fasting and communal prayer. This week's coming new moon will mark the beginning of Ramadan for the over 1.8 billion Muslims who partake in it, however many mosques have been closed by Muslim leaders and public gatherings for evening prayer have also been banned.

The threat of a second wave of infections hasn't stopped some U.S. governors from loosening up their state's lockdown restrictions.

A Colorado meatpacking plant was forced to close after four employees died of coronavirus following the plant's reopen after a two-week disinfection. The plant was reopened despite its employees raising concerns about their ability to maintain social distancing inside the facility.

Economic experts still don't believe that the we will see a downturn as damaging as that of the Great Depression. During the 1930's, unemployment remained above 14 percent from 1931-1940, peaking at 25 percent. However it is expected that unemployment will remain high into next year and will surpass the 10 percent peak of the 2008 recession.

On Friday, President Trump is set to sign a bill that will provide almost $500 billion dollar infusion of coronavirus spending which will bring new relief to healthcare workers and business owners.