'He'll get us back on our feet': Trump supporters in Kentucky stick by him despite Covid-19 surge

A second statewide lockdown could be on the cards if infections continue to rise but the economic impact worries residents

Business is slow at Studio 23, a hair salon just off the main drag in Pikeville, a small city in rural eastern Kentucky, so barber Derek Harris is outside chewing the fat with two maskless police officers while waiting for his first client.

The salon reopened at the end of May, but business is down by about 20%, and Harris fears another statewide lockdown could be on the cards if coronavirus infections continue to rise. In Kentucky Covid-19 may not, yet, be a big problem but the economic impact is everywhere.