FILE PHOTO: A person in a surgical mask walks by a reflection of the flag of the United States as the COVID-19 outbreak continued in Manhattan, New York City, New York, US on Mar 13, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)

ATLANTA: Governors of about half a dozen US states pushed ahead on Tuesday (Apr 21) with plans to partially reopen for business despite warnings by some health officials that doing so could trigger a new surge in COVID-19 cases.