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Source: The Hill
Attorney General William Barr late Wednesday suggested that the federal government in May should begin relaxing some of the "draconian" social-distancing restrictions imposed throughout the U.S.
Barr said in an interview ... that the U.S. had to be "very careful" to ensure some of the measures being "adopted are fully justified, and there are not alternative ways of protecting people" amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
"I think, you know, when this when this period of time is at the end of April expires, I think we have to allow people to adapt more than we have and not just tell people to go home and hide under the bed, but allow them to use other ways social distancing and other means to protect themselves," he said.
Barr noted that the U.S. is in a situation "akin to wartime" and that "the government can impose certain limitations" in those scenarios. But he said that the Justice Department would continue to keep an eye on any actions that "restrict people's liberty."
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491940-barr-says-draconian-lockdown-measures-should-be-reexamined-by-may
The comments arrived as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, continued to climb in the U.S. As of Thursday morning, the U.S. had reported roughly 432,000 confirmed cases of the virus and more than 14,800 deaths from it.