Medical experts urge US to shut down and start over as coronavirus cases surpass 4 million By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Jul 24, 2020 Jul 24, 2020 Updated Jul 24, 2020 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save US medical experts are urging political leaders to shut down the country and start over to contain the pandemic. Mario Tama/Getty Images kAmpD E96 &]$] 9:E 2 D@36C:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_a_^_f^ab^962=E9^FD\4@C@?2G:CFD\E9FCD52J^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmc >:==:@? 42D6D @7 r~'xs\`hk^2m 2?5 E96 C:D:?8 52:=J C2E6 @7 4@?7:C>65 42D6D 2?5 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@?D DF886DE E96 G:CFD :D 72C 7C@> F?56C 4@?EC@=[ >65:42= 6IA6CED 2C6 FC8:?8 A@=:E:42= =6256CD E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_a_^_f^ab^962=E9^D9FE5@H?\FD\4@?E2:?\4@C@?2G:CFD\H6==?6DD^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmD9FE 5@H? E96 4@F?ECJ 2?5 DE2CE @G6Ck^2m E@ 4@?E2:? 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