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America's COVID-19 consensus is shattering mid-crisis

As the number of confirmed cases roars past a million and deaths clear 58,000, there's no longer accord on how the world's biggest economy should proceed.

Jacob Greber

Washington | America's weeks-old consensus on how to manage the coronavirus pandemic is starting to fracture.

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases roared past 1 million and deaths cleared 58,000 people on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) – and as the economic and fiscal fallout intensifies – there's no longer a clear agreement on how the world's biggest economy should proceed.

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Jacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com

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