The White House is reportedly weighing whether to lift social distancing measures at the end of April in order to reopen the economy.
As the White House weighs whether to extend social distancing guidelines set to expire at the end of April, some federal health officials have signaled that mitigation efforts still may be necessary to effectively curb the spread of the virus.
“Most of the country will not, to be honest with you, but some will,” Adams said. “That’s how we’ll reopen the country: place by place, bit by bit, based on the data.”
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