Despite, job losses mounting into thousands the SAPM was of the view that the figures are minuscule compared to the overall impact of Covid-19 in economies of the region.
In the latest blow to momentum ahead of November 3, the president announced late Thursday that he was ditching the razzmatazz-filled Republican convention in Florida for next month because of coronavirus fears.
The strategy, dubbed "the Rewire," seeks to shift focus back to more profitable heavyweight and touring bikes and core markets such as the United States.
But many experts say that with testing levels low, the extent of the pandemic across the world's second-most populous country may be far worse than officially reported.
Republican governor Brian Kemp sued officials in the US state's largest city Thursday, seeking to block a mandate that would require Atlanta residents to wear face masks in public.
The city reported 123 new infections Friday, a new daily record, bringing the total tally to 2,372 with 16 deaths. Most of the new cases were locally transmitted.