WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump proposed guidelines on Thursday (Apr 16) under which US state governors could act to revive the US economy ...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump proposed guidelines on Thursday under which US state governors could act to revive the US economy from its coronavirus shutdown in a staggered, three-stage process.
The new federal guidelines recommend that states record a 14-day"downward trajectory" in coronavirus cases before beginning a three-phase process of re-opening. In the first phase of re-opening, the guidelines say groups of more than 10 people should be avoided if appropriate distancing measures are not practical. Non-essential travel should be minimised, telework should be encouraged, and common areas in offices closed.
In the second phase, applicable to states and regions with"no evidence of a rebound" in coronavirus cases, the guidelines recommend groups of more than 50 be avoided where social distancing is not practical. Non-essential travel can resume in this period, while schools and youth camps can reconvene and bars with"diminished standing-room occupancy" may re-open.
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