Read: White House three-phase approach to easing restrictions
The White House spelled out a three-phase approach to easing restrictions.It depends on meeting specific case count and hospital capacity thresholds.
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts was among the 50 governors in the country to receive the White House guidelines.
The benchmarks for the first phase calls for a sustained decrease in cases over a 14-day period and a return to pre-crisis conditions in hospitals.
States should have the “ability to quickly set up safe and efficient screening and testing sites,” and “quickly and independently supply sufficient Personal Protective Equipment” in hospitals.
The phased approach encourages all individuals to continue good hygiene practices like washing hands and to “strongly consider” using face coverings in public.
The document encourages employers to:
- enact social distancing
- temperature checks testing
- sanitation
Among the suggestions:
- Schools that are currently closed should remain so
- Employee who are able to telework should keep working from home.
- Large venues, can operate under strict social distancing protocols.
- Gyms can open as long as they maintain social distancing guidelines
- bars should remain shuttered.
Below is the document provided by the White House:
CNN contributed to this report.
