Reopening U.S. economy by May 1 may be unrealistic, say experts, including some within Trump adminis

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Reopening U.S. economy by May 1 may be unrealistic, say experts, including some within Trump administration

By Felicia Sonmez, Taylor Telford and Elise Viebeck
April 13, 2020 at 1:34 a.m. EDT

Public health experts on Sunday debated the question of when to reopen portions of the U.S. economy, shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic, with several Trump administration officials cautioning that a target date of May 1 — floated by President Trump, among others — may not be realistic.

“It is a target, and, obviously, we’re hopeful about that target, but I think it’s just too early to be able to tell that we see light at the end of the tunnel,” Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said on ABC News’s “This Week.” “I think it’s just too early for us to say whether May 1 is that date.”

The comments by Hahn and other officials came on Easter, when the number of confirmed cases in the United States stood at more than 550,000 and the number of deaths reached more than 21,000. They also came as news spread that one of those who died after being infected was a billionaire donor and personal friend of Trump, New York real estate developer Stanley Chera.

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Some experts, such as Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, argued Sunday that rather than a sudden reopening of the entire country, the United States should institute a “rolling reentry” into normal life depending on the conditions in different regions.

“It is not going to be a light switch,” Fauci said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “It is going to be depending where you are in the country, the nature of the outbreak you’ve already experienced, and the threat of an outbreak that you may not have experienced.”

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Trump will keep moving the line. It was supposed to be Easter. then May 1.

My guess the next date to "re-open" will be Memorial Day.

[jimfields33]

2. I think June 1st

I’ve been guessing that for a week. It just seems reasonable for all.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. To quote our "Fearless Leader": We'll see what happens . . . . .

[jimfields33]

4. Oh my......lol

Feckless you mean.

[lagomorph777]

5. Now there's some leadership - "Let's just let shit happen. Whatever."

[underpants]

6. He's trying to show that he's trying

That’s about it.

We’re literally doing time and he can’t stand not DOING SOMETHING. It’s actually better for us - the less he does the better.