Kudlow Claims ‘No Second Wave’ of COVID-19 Coming Despite Cases Increasing in States

White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow claims “no second wave” of coronavirus is coming despite the number of confirmed cases increasing in several states across the U.S.

During an interview on CNBC, Kudlow appeared to downplay the accelerated spread of the virus as he insisted there are just “hot spots” that the country knows “how to deal with.”

According to Kudlow, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be dispatching teams to states where hotspots are arising.

“There are some hot spots. We’re on it. We know how to deal with this stuff now, we’ve come a long way since last winter and there is no second wave coming,” Kudlow said on Monday morning.

Kudlow claims he has been told 37 states are having “virtually no problems” and only the remaining 13 states have “hotspots.”

“Over the weekend, there are 37 states that have virtually no problems.
There are 13 states that do have hot spots. By the way, part of that is massive new testing — we run 500,000 tests per day — so you’re going to pick up some,” he said.

See Kudlow’s remarks below:

Kudlow shared decreasing statistics on case rates in multiple states as he noted the largest decrease of approximately 80% in Michigan on case rates.

However, it is important to note that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) stay-at-home orders were among the longest and strictest orders —decisions she was previously criticized for, as previously reported on IJR