How the US is Moving to Re-open the Economy
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Trump says he’ll reopen the economy “based on a lot of facts and a lot of instincts”President Donald Trump and two of his top public health advisers have taken different stances on the issue of when — and how — the decision to ease social distancing will be made.
Trump has advocated for aggressive goals in recent days, and said Saturday on Fox News that he plans to base his decision on when to adjust federal social distancing guidelines and ask businesses to reopen “on a lot of facts and a lot of instincts.”
But two of his health advisers, director of the National Institute of...
From the Center
US will reach 'ballpark' capacity of diagnostic needs in May to open economyOne of Trump administration's top advisers on the coronavirus response said Saturday that by May, the U.S. should be in the "ballpark" of the diagnostic capacity needed for the economy to begin to reopen.
“By May we’ll have a lot more testing than we do now,” Admiral Brett Giroir told Bloomberg.
“By May, we certainly will be in the ballpark. Whether we are exactly there depends on some factors, including how much is circulating and where regionally this falls out. That is the correct answer, I can’t give you a...
From the Right
We're Working Closely with Governors to Open the EconomyPresident Trump reiterated Monday morning he is working closely with governors across the country to determine when to safely re-open the American economy.
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