'We know April is gonna continue to be tough,' NYC Mayor de Blasio says. 'There's a possibility at some point in May that we see enough steady progress to start some relaxing of the social distancing, but only some.'
President Donald Trump said Friday he's forming an"opening our country council" that will be formally announced next week.task force briefing at the White House, Trump said the group would include"great business leaders, great doctors, we're going have a great group of people" from around the country."I'd like to have some representative governors on the council," he added.
Trump also said it was possible the country could in effect have to be shut down a second if there's another severe outbreak., the White House coronavirus response coordinator, suggested"a mosaic of testing" in different parts of the country could be used to keep the virus contained. Nearly 2,300 long-term care facilities in 35 states are battling coronavirus cases, according to data gathered by NBC News from state agencies. That's an explosive increase of 475 percent compared to a federal tally just 10 days ago.
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