[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump said Thursday he is recommending a gradual reopening of the US economy from the catastrophic shutdown ordered to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Read more at The Business Times.
Some states, Mr Trump said, are already free from the impact of the coronavirus and therefore can open"literally tomorrow".If state governors"need to remain closed, we will allow them to do that. If they believe it is time to reopen, we will provide them the freedom and guidance to accomplish that task and very, very quickly, depending on what they want to do," he said.
In the White House plan, presented to governors earlier in the day, Mr Trump laid out the plan for getting people gradually back into public venues, but offered no timetable. Depending on locations and levels of the virus there, people will be able eventually to attend public gatherings and conduct non-essential travel.
But even in the third phase, or what government scientist Deborah Birx called the"new normal", the White House is recommending continued, longterm extra hygiene measures."What's key to this is early alerts and getting in there before they have a problem," another top government scientist, Anthony Fauci, said.
The caution at the heart of the plan represents a shift of direction for Mr Trump, who from the start of the crisis has shown frustration with having to close down the world's biggest economy just as he ramps up his bid for reelection in November."Light switch on and off is the exact opposite of what you see here," he said.
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