The new guidance comes as dozens of governors, to varying degrees, have begun easing restrictions on businesses and social activities. Some states like Michigan and New Jersey are still under strict stay-at-home orders, while Georgia residents can get haircuts at salons and Texans are going back to movie theaters.
But public health experts — and even administration health officials — have disputed the notion that pockets of the country are ready to completely reopen their businesses and economies. The nation’s top infectious disease expert this week warned that reopening the country too early could yield “really serious” consequences if states don’t have the capacity to respond to new infections.
Last month, the White House set basic benchmarks for states to begin lifting their social distancing requirements, but most states have yet to meet that criteria.
Source: politico.com
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