Washington Post: “The administration is closely monitoring the economic risks associated with the delta variant, and senior U.S. officials have in recent days suggested that local restrictions may have to be reimposed in response to the pandemic… Fears are in particular intensifying over whether the delta variant will hurt the global economy.”
“Other leading analysts are also beginning to get nervous. … Even with the renewed concerns, many economists stressed that the U.S. economic growth outlook is stronger than it has been in years.”

