At least 670,353 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the United States, including 33,101 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases.
President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about the coronavirus at the White House on Thursday, April 16, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP
US President Donald Trump said certain states that are not battling a coronavirus outbreak could open for business as soon as Friday if they meet the criteria laid out by the White House today. “If you look at Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota -- that’s a lot different than New York, it’s a lot different than New Jersey,” Trump said at the coronavirus task force briefing.
The President said the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention social distancing guidelines should remain in place unless a governor determines it has gone 14 days with a low-enough number of cases to satisfy the new reopening guidelines.Trump said states could open tomorrow if they retroactively determine they’ve hit the two-week mark, allowing them to move onto the next “phase” of the new guidelines.
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