White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says he believes that country has regained control of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, he was asked why the stock market was down, and he blamed it on concerns that the United Kingdom may implement another national lockdown to help quell the coronavirus outbreak.
However, he argued that the United States is in a “much better position” in terms of the COVID-19 outbreak.
“We’ve regained control of both of the cases and fatalities. But I think people are worried about Britain and maybe the rest of Europe as well,” he said.
Watch his comments below:
Reporter: "Will the economy continue to improve if you don't get a stimulus package?"
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Kudlow’s comments come as the number of daily new coronavirus cases around the country has ticked down from the record highs over the summer.
Additionally, the number of new hospitalizations has also decreased.
The U.S. reported an additional 36,401 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. And the average of daily new cases over the past 14-days is 41,101.
While Kudlow claimed that the country has regained control of the virus, others were not so sure.
The former head of Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, told CBS News on Sunday, “I think we have at least one more cycle with this virus heading into the fall and winter.”
“If you look what’s happening around the country right now, there’s an unmistakable spike in new infections, and you’re also seeing declines in hospitalizations that we were achieving starting to level off. I would expect them to start going up again as well,” he added.
He also warned the country is “seeing a resurgence of infection” and argued it is “the beginning of a resurgence heading into the fall and the winter.”
As of Monday afternoon, the U.S. has more than 6.8 million coronavirus cases and more than 199,000 deaths.
