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Paul Boutros, owner of East Side Pockets, a small restaurant near Brown University, looks out onto an empty street since students were sent home two weeks ago, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Providence, R.I. "He's not being realistic. How can you open if the cases are climbing day after day?" asked Boutros on Trump's call to restart the economy by mid-April. "You go to Walmart, you don't know if the people around you, if they have the virus. People come to our restaurant. I don't know if they have the virus." (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Paul Boutros, owner of East Side Pockets, a small restaurant near Brown University, looks out onto an empty street since students were sent home two weeks ago, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Providence, R.I. "He's not being realistic. How can you open if the cases are climbing day after day?" asked Boutros on Trump's call to restart the economy by mid-April. "You go to Walmart, you don't know if the people around you, if they have the virus. People come to our …

March 26, 2020

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Many businesses cautious about restarting economy amid virus
March 26, 2020 8:10 a.m.

Many businesses cautious about restarting economy amid virus

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it's not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is likely to be in short supply for as long as coronavirus cases in the United States are still rising.