Localities scramble to curb rising COVID-19 rates amid vocal opposition to restrictions

With coronavirus case rates rising in a number of states, some local officials are trying to hold back the surge by pausing reopening or requiring mask use in public. But the Trump administration continues to ignore the numbers. And increasing hostility toward local governments trying to hold off that wave with restrictions ‘comes from the top,’ says public health expert Dr. Kavita Patel.June 13, 2020