(CNN) - More than 97% of the US population is currently under a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order .. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/us/shelter-in-place-coronavirus-trnd/index.html .. as the coronavirus pandemic continues to upend life as we know it. But worries for the economy -- and people's mental health -- are raising the question: When will things go back to normal?
President Donald Trump has indicated many states can reopen by May 1, and on Thursday shared federal guidelines for restarting the economy with governors.
Across the country, governors have been forming pacts. .. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/politics/midwest-governors-reopening-pact/index.html .. Those leaders are highlighting the importance of using science and advice from health officials rather than politics to choose when to reopen the economy. Expanded testing, tracking contacts of people who had the virus, improved treatment options and vaccine development are important, they say.
Here's the latest on where states stand in their plan to reopen:
As states grapple with reopening their economies, Trump says part of Georgia's plan is 'just too soon'
"Southern States Start Reopenings; N.Y. Deaths Slow: Virus Update"
Trump playing it each way. Whatever happens in any state Trump is setting himself to be able to say "I told you so."
By Ralph Ellis, Christina Maxouris, Eliott C. McLaughlin and Arman Azad, CNN
Updated 10:20 PM ET, Wed April 22, 2020
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Kemp, a staunch ally of Trump, on Monday announced Georgia would allow nail salons, massage therapists, bowling alleys and gyms to open Friday. In-person church services can resume. Restaurants and movie theaters can open Monday, but bars cannot open yet.
Many public health officials warned Kemp is moving too quickly, and some business owners said they would keep their doors closed. Mayors said they feared Kemp's action would deepen the coronavirus crisis in their communities.
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States shouldn't reopen before May 1, coronavirus model shows
While other states discussed plans to reopen parts of their economies, a coronavirus model routinely cited by the White House warns that no state should be opening before May 1.
South Carolina and Georgia, which are leading the pack to get their economic engines humming again this week, should not open until June 5 and June 19, respectively, according to the model maintained by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. It was updated Tuesday.
Montana has the best forecast at May 1, while the only other states that should open by May 10, the model says, are Alaska, Hawaii, North Carolina, Vermont and West Virginia. North Carolina is the only of the six states with more than 1,000 cases, as of Wednesday afternoon.
About half the states in the country should remain closed until May 25 or later, with Arizona (June 23), South Dakota (June 25), Iowa (June 26), Nebraska (June 30) and North Dakota (July 12) rounding out the bottom of the list.
Australia - Lowest daily increase in Australian Covid-19 cases since early March – as it happened
NRL chief Todd Greenberg quits amid virus crisis, while Stuart Robert rebuffs Covid-19 tracking app privacy concerns. This blog is now closed
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We’re going to close up our live Covid-19 coverage. Here are the day’s key developments:
The country recorded its lowest count of new cases since early March. WA, Qld and SA recorded zero new cases. Victoria and the ACT just one each, with NSW adding 6. Tasmania had 9 new cases.
Reports that airline Virgin Australia could go into administration sparked fears for thousands of jobs.
Australian stocks saw their worst drop in three weeks.
Unemployment in Australia could hit 16% according to a report from think tank the Grattan Institute.
National Rugby League CEO Todd Greenberg stepped down amidst a financial crisis for the game.
Even with that very low number of new cases. still Australia's mitigation easing date was set at late May some three days ago. Fingers crossed for America until and through next fall.
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