Breaking: CDC quietly releases detailed guidelines for reopening US

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/05/20/coronavirus-cdc-quietly-releases-detailed-guidelines-for-reopening-us.html

PUBLISHED WED, MAY 20 2020 8:19 AM EDT
Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released detailed guidance for reopening schools, mass transit and non-essential businesses that had been shut down in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the United States.

The 60-page document, posted on the website without a formal announcement, comes weeks after some states announced that they would lift stay-at-home orders and begin reopening parts of their economies. It also comes as the CDC has remained largely quiet on the pandemic. Agency officials haven't held a coronavirus-related briefing in more than two months.

The plan by the CDC outlines a "three-phased approach" for reducing social distancing measures and proposes the use of six "gating" indicators to assess when to move through another phase. The gating indicators include decreases in newly reported Covid-19 cases and emergency room visits as well as a "robust" testing program.

"While some communities will progress sequentially through the reopening phases, there is the possibility of recrudescence in some areas," the CDC wrote in its guidance. "Given the potential for a rebound in the number of cases or level of community transmission, a low threshold for reinstating more stringent mitigation standards will be essential."

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"...in the night, like a sneak-thief"

[mnmoderatedem]

1. surprised they did not wait until Friday

that's how the IG firings work.

[madaboutharry]

2. You would think that Trump would see this as fit for the Friday night news dump.

We are living in a very sick country. And the disease isn't the only reason we are sick.

[lark]

3. Actually this is good, people will need this when they sue.

Many businesses have no intention of protecting their people and think the repug led congress will give them a get out of jail free card, like drumpf has been pushing. Before there was no document showing what needed to be done, so the cases would have been far weaker, IMO Now that this is out, company's will have a much harder time justifying their murderousness and lack of concern for their employees. It's weak sauce and certainly not nearly specific enough, but it is better than nothing and this will help. So thanks CDC.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. From your lips to the court's ears

NO more Get Out Of Jail free cards for corporate America. They all expired in 2008.

[Laelth]

5. Is the CDC defying Trump, here?

AFAIK, Trump was determined that this plan was never going to see the light of day.



-Laelth