The new policy is aimed in particular at
workers in critical jobs. But it also comes as the
Trump administration is eyeing what it calls
a “stabilization” in infection rates and looks
toward rolling back some of the restrictive
social distancing guidelines and restarting the
stalled economy.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious
diseases expert, said that even as death rates
rise, the administration has been working on
plans to eventually reopen the country amid
“glimmers of hope” that social distancing is
working to stop the virus’ spread.
“If, in fact, we are successful, it makes sense to at
least plan what a reentry into normality would
look like,” he said on Fox News Channel.
“That doesn’t mean we’re going to do it right
now,” he added. “But it means we need to be
prepared to ease into that. And there’s a lot of
activity going on.”