"We are not opening all at once, but one careful step at a time," Trump told reporters at the White House. In that sense, it represents a backdown by Trump, who on Monday insisted he had total authority to direct states to re-open or remain closed. States that have met the criteria can move into the first phase of re-opening on Friday, Trump said. Trump thanked them repeatedly from the White House podium. Trump has been pushing to get the US economy going again after the coronavirus shutdown left millions of Americans jobless.

Source: bd News24 April 17, 2020 00:56 UTC