Trump Administration Issues Guidelines On "Opening Up America Again"

On April 16, 2020, the Trump Administration issued Guidelines entitled “Opening Up America Again” to help ease the Nation's economy into reactivity and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. As widely reported in the press, the guidelines are premised on the logical conclusion that as cases and symptoms decline, and medical resources to address those situations expand, protective measures, whether societal or employer-based, can be modified and become less restrictive. Laid out over an eighteen page PowerPoint presented at a 6:00 pm White House press conference, the guidelines create three phases which, in order, provide examples of less rigorous recommendations which can be followed through each phase, as evidence shows there is declining number of cases and symptoms and medical resources increase to address those that still exist. For example, bars should remain closed during phase one, but can operate with diminished standing room capacity in phase two, and gyms can