Want more jobs? Wear a mask, says Fed's Kaplan
That a U.S. central banker`s main message on the economic outlook should be a plea for using a simple tool to slow infections underscores one challenge of this crisis, one that Kaplan and other Fed policymakers have pointed to from the beginning: The economy can`t return to health unless the virus can be contained.
Widespread use of face masks is the single biggest factor that could help restore the U.S. economy, bringing more people back to work and allowing schools to open, Photo: Reuters