Factory workers have begun returning to assembly lines in Michigan, paving the way to reopen US automobile making but stoking fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections as strict lockdowns are eased across the country.
With millions of Americans out of work and much of the economy at a virtual standstill, a growing number of states are relaxing tough restrictions on commerce and social life.
Some auto suppliers in Michigan, a Midwest industrial powerhouse hard hit by the pandemic’s economic fall-out, reopened plants on Monday with skeleton crews to ready for resumed vehicle production next week.
