Trump & Co. want to let the people go back to work in 3 weeks…

It’s NOT up to the Fed’s….

It’s up to the Governor’s…

Every state except 8 have social distancing and work restrictions….

New York and New Jersey which accounts for most of the countries cases has had their numbers level off and drop somewhat…But NOT a lot…

But the two states do 10 times the testing of other states….

The NYC mayor says he want’s even more of a testing capability before easing his cities restrictions…

 

Trump has been pushing to get the economy back up and running, ever mindful that guesses are that the countries economy could shrink by 25% with the more than 10 m million people applying for jobless benefits…

The political side to this also is a worry for Trump with Joe Biden no longer having Bernie Sanders issues and seemingly having a bounce in his polling numbers against Trump nationally and in the swing states Trump would need for second term vote…

 

In the end?

It will probably be the numbers that the Governor’s NOT Trump use to begin to slowly lift restrictions in their states…

The Easter thing that Trump wanted ain’t happening….

And NOBODY wants a quick opening that starts things back up again with patch work of drugs now and vaccine testing just beginning…

 

…..Even with an aggressive approach and optimistic outlook, the decision to reopen the economy may largely be out of the federal government’s hands.

Many governors have imposed strict measures to try to stamp out the virus, with some stay-at-home orders in place through the end of May or later, and public health experts warned that without significantly expanded testing and contact tracing capabilities, reopening the economy too soon could trigger a new wave of infections and death.

Officials have resisted putting a date on an economic reopening after Trump was widely criticized for floating Easter Sunday, April 12, as an initial target.

The peak in domestic cases is expected on April 11, according to a model produced by Christopher Murray of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington that the White House has been closely tracking.

But the White House has grown increasingly optimistic that the roughest period will soon pass. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, key health officials on the coronavirus task force, have pointed to signs that social distancing guidelines are working and the projected death count domestically has declined from between 100,000 and 200,000 to about 60,000. Still, the model the White House has been relying on assumes that social distancing continues through May. 

“We are hoping with cautious optimism that at the same time we’re in for a bad week, we’re going to start to see a turnaround,” Fauci said on NBC’s “Today” on Thursday.

The president said Wednesday he would “rely very heavily” on the advice of health experts when considering how and when to reopen the country. Those officials have repeatedly cautioned against acting too soon or setting a timeline that isn’t dictated by the virus, warning that doing so could undermine the progress of the past few weeks.

Trump has spoken broadly about how he’d like to see the economy reopen, either all at once with a “big bang,” or more realistically in phases depending on where the virus is most prevalent. The strength of the economy has long been the central argument for Trump’s reelection bid, providing an extra incentive for him to act swiftly.

Officials expect the White House to form a second, smaller coronavirus task force that would be dedicated to mapping out how to reopen the economy. The Washington Post reported that members could include Mnuchin, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and private sector figures….

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