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President Donald Trump said that he would base his decision on facts and instincts in deciding when the country's economy will reopen, according to a recently published article. 

HOW AND WHEN THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY REOPENS

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn stated that they have different recommendations when it comes to reopening the country's economy.

In a separate interview with the top two health officials, they said that their recommendation is based solely on continually changing data related to the number of new COVID-19 cases in the country. They also hesitated to make firm and sweeping predictions as to when life resumes in the country as it once was.

In a recently published article, Dr. Anthony Fauci said: "It is not going to be a light switch that we say, 'Okay it's now June, July whatever' - click, the light switch goes back on. It's going to be dependant on where you are in the country, the nature of the outbreak that you already experienced, and the threat of an outbreak that you may not have experienced."

For Fauci, it seems very dangerous to immediately decide because, as long as there is no vaccine available, sending Americans back to work could mean another spike in COVID-19 infections.

TARGETED DATE OF OPENING BUSINESSES

Recently, Pres. Trump has been very aggressive in his goal to reopen businesses and made it clear that he would like to see a more relaxed social distancing. As you may recall three weeks ago, Trump said that he plans to reopen America's economy by Easter. 

However, it now looks more likely for businesses to reopen by May 1. 

In an interview with a national news outlet, Trump emphasized that the economic return of the country is very "soon." When asked about how he will advise businesses, he said: "I will be basing it on a lot of very smart people, a lot of professionals, doctors, and business leaders."

He also added: "There are a lot of things that go into a decision like that. And it's going to be based on a lot of facts and a lot of instincts also. Whether we like it or not, there is a certain instinct to it. But we have to get our country back."

This decision is very challenging for the President will make. The President is eager to have the economy back again, but in doing this, it is evident by his statement that he will be consulting a lot of people.

This means that President Trump will not put the lives of his people at risk just for economic reasons. He is merely hoping that everything will return to normal, and businesses will be reopened on May 1.  

As we are all aware, President Trump places the economy of the United States very high on his list of priorities.

The President will forever remain steadfast in assuring that the American people are prosperous as a whole.

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