This week started with a tug-of-war between the president and state leadership. It ended with new guidance from the White House outlining phases to reopen the country. But who has the power to do that?
“It’s like buying insurance,” he said. “You really need to avoid silly risks like large gatherings.”
“It feels like they stripped out a whole lot of detail. Or really any helpful detail,” former Obama administration health official Andy Slavitt tweeted, referring to the guidelines. “Put the burden entirely on the governors.” And while public health experts may disagree on precisely how many tests the country needs to run per week, and who should get priority, there is broad consensus that the current levels are not enough.
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