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President Trump has unveiled Guidelines for Opening Up America Again, a three-phased approach based on the advice of public health experts. These steps will help state and local officials when reopening their economies, getting people back to work, and continuing to protect American lives.

Overview

CriteriaThe data-driven conditions each region or state should satisfy before proceeding to a phased opening.PreparednessWhat States should do to meet the challenges ahead.Phase GuidelinesResponsibilities of individuals and employers during all phases, and in each specific phase of the opening.

Criteria

Proposed State or Regional Gating Criteria

Satisfy Before Proceeding to Phased Comeback

SYMPTOMS

Downward trajectory of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) reported within a 14-day period

AND

Downward trajectory of covid-like syndromic cases reported within a 14-day period

CASES

Downward trajectory of documented cases within a 14-day period

OR

Downward trajectory of positive tests as a percent of total tests within a 14-day period (flat or increasing volume of tests)

HOSPITALS

Treat all patients without crisis care

AND

Robust testing program in place for at-risk healthcare workers, including emerging antibody testing

State and local officials may need to tailor the application of these criteria to local circumstances (e.g., metropolitan areas that have suffered severe COVID outbreaks, rural and suburban areas where outbreaks have not occurred or have been mild). Additionally, where appropriate, Governors should work on a regional basis to satisfy these criteria and to progress through the phases outlined below.

Core State Preparedness Responsibilities

TESTING & CONTACT TRACING

  • Ability to quickly set up safe and efficient screening and testing sites for symptomatic individuals and trace contacts of COVID+ results
  • Ability to test Syndromic/ILI-indicated persons for COVID and trace contacts of COVID+ results
  • Ensure sentinel surveillance sites are screening for asymptomatic cases and contacts for COVID+ results are traced (sites operate at locations that serve older individuals, lower-income Americans, racial minorities, and Native Americans)

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CAPACITY

  • Ability to quickly and independently supply sufficient Personal Protective Equipment and critical medical equipment to handle dramatic surge in need
  • Ability to surge ICU capacity

PLANS

  • Protect the health and safety of workers in critical industries
  • Protect the health and safety of those living and working in high-risk facilities (e.g., senior care facilities)
  • Protect employees and users of mass transit
  • Advise citizens regarding protocols for social distancing and face coverings
  • Monitor conditions and immediately take steps to limit and mitigate any rebounds or outbreaks by restarting a phase or returning to an earlier phase, depending on severity

Proposed Phased Approach

BASED ON UP-TO-DATE DATA AND READINESS

MITIGATES RISK OF RESURGENCE

PROTECTS THE MOST VULNERABLE

IMPLEMENTABLE ON STATEWIDE OR COUNTY-BY-COUNTY BASIS AT GOVERNORS’ DISCRETION

Guidelines for All Phases Individuals

Continue to adhere to State and local guidance as well as complementary CDC guidance, particularly with respect to face coverings.

CONTINUE TO PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE

  • Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer, especially after touching frequently used items or surfaces.
  • Avoid touching your face.
  • Sneeze or cough into a tissue, or the inside of your elbow.
  • Disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible.
  • Strongly consider using face coverings while in public, and particularly when using mass transit.

PEOPLE WHO FEEL SICK SHOULD STAY HOME

  • Do not go to work or school.
  • Contact and follow the advice of your medical provider.

Guidelines for All Phases Employers

Develop and implement appropriate policies, in accordance with Federal, State, and local regulations and guidance, and informed by industry best practices, regarding:

  • Social distancing and protective equipment
  • Temperature checks
  • Sanitation
  • Use and disinfection of common and high-traffic areas
  • Business travel

Monitor workforce for indicative symptoms. Do not allow symptomatic people to physically return to work until cleared by a medical provider.


Develop and implement policies and procedures for workforce contact tracing following employee COVID+ test.

Phase One

For States and Regions that satisfy the gating criteria

INDIVIDUALS

ALL VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS should continue to shelter in place. Members of households with vulnerable residents should be aware that by returning to work or other environments where distancing is not practical, they could carry the virus back home. Precautions should be taken to isolate from vulnerable residents.

All individuals, WHEN IN PUBLIC (e.g., parks, outdoor recreation areas, shopping areas), should maximize physical distance from others. Social settings of more than 10 people, where appropriate distancing may not be practical, should be avoided unless precautionary measures are observed.

Avoid SOCIALIZING in groups of more than 10 people in circumstances that do not readily allow for appropriate physical distancing (e.g., receptions, trade shows)

MINIMIZE NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel.

EMPLOYERS

Continue to ENCOURAGE TELEWORK, whenever possible and feasible with business operations.

If possible, RETURN TO WORK IN PHASES.

Close COMMON AREAS where personnel are likely to congregate and interact, or enforce strict social distancing protocols.

Minimize NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel.

Strongly consider SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS for personnel who are members of a VULNERABLE POPULATION.

SPECIFIC TYPES OF EMPLOYERS

SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVITIES (e.g., daycare, camp) that are currently closed should remain closed.

VISITS TO SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS should be prohibited. Those who do interact with residents and patients must adhere to strict protocols regarding hygiene.

LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under strict physical distancing protocols.

ELECTIVE SURGERIES can resume, as clinically appropriate, on an outpatient basis at facilities that adhere to CMS guidelines.

GYMS can open if they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols.

BARS should remain closed.

Phase Two

For States and Regions with no evidence of a rebound and that satisfy the gating criteria a second time

INDIVIDUALS

ALL VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS should continue to shelter in place. Members of households with vulnerable residents should be aware that by returning to work or other environments where distancing is not practical, they could carry the virus back home. Precautions should be taken to isolate from vulnerable residents.

All individuals, WHEN IN PUBLIC (e.g., parks, outdoor recreation areas, shopping areas), should maximize physical distance from others. Social settings of more than 50 people, where appropriate distancing may not be practical, should be avoided unless precautionary measures are observed.

NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL can resume.

EMPLOYERS

Continue to ENCOURAGE TELEWORK, whenever possible and feasible with business operations.

Close COMMON AREAS where personnel are likely to congregate and interact, or enforce moderate social distancing protocols.

Strongly consider SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS for personnel who are members of a VULNERABLE POPULATION.

SPECIFIC TYPES OF EMPLOYERS

SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVITIES (e.g., daycare, camp) can reopen.

VISITS TO SENIOR CARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS should be prohibited. Those who do interact with residents and patients must adhere to strict protocols regarding hygiene.

LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under moderate physical distancing protocols.

ELECTIVE SURGERIES can resume, as clinically appropriate, on an outpatient and in-patient basis at facilities that adhere to CMS guidelines.

GYMS can remain open if they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols.

BARS may operate with diminished standing-room occupancy, where applicable and appropriate.

Phase Three

For States and Regions with no evidence of a rebound and that satisfy the gating criteria a third time

INDIVIDUALS

VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS can resume public interactions, but should practice physical distancing, minimizing exposure to social settings where distancing may not be practical, unless precautionary measures are observed.

LOW-RISK POPULATIONS should consider minimizing time spent in crowded environments.

EMPLOYERS

Resume UNRESTRICTED STAFFING of worksites.

SPECIFIC TYPES OF EMPLOYERS

VISITS TO SENIOR CARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS can resume. Those who interact with residents and patients must be diligent regarding hygiene.

LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under limited physical distancing protocols.

GYMS can remain open if they adhere to standard sanitation protocols.

BARS may operate with increased standing room occupancy, where applicable.

Appendix

Appendix Vulnerable Individuals

1. Elderly individuals.

2. Individuals with serious underlying health conditions, including high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, diabetes, obesity, asthma, and those whose immune system is compromised such as by chemotherapy for cancer and other conditions requiring such therapy.

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  1. When has America ever been open for Negroes? Hmmm…, lately?

    LBRC- Thought Experiment and Facts? Uh oh! About your right to “Petition Government”, especially in light of The Genocide of U.S. Black Males? Constitutionally and Spiritually? 

    1. No surprise here, “Ignorance is Still Your “Master”! Too many plastic “Talking Heads”,  especially in common media! Regardless, the U.S. Constitution is still “Supreme Law” DeJure! Reading your thoughts? Who in 2020 obeys it, right? The reason you ask is because most wouldn’t know if it was followed to the letter or not, because most, including so- called experts can’t ademically articulate “Spirit vs Letter vs “Implied vs Implicit Powers” vs “Strict Constructionism” vs “Racist Interposition and Nullification” (btw- Dr. MLK could articulate and differentiate, most of his so- called disciples, excluding Rev. Shuttlesworth, C.T. Vivian, even Fannie Lou and few others could as welll- Most of the rest and those who followed “Were ‘Stuntun”), uh oh is right!

    a. The U.S. Constitution “Guarantees” your right to Petition Government, especially with respect to “Issues”!

    b. What does it mean to “Petition”? Quote- “The right to petition afforded by the First Amendment allows one to contact the government without fear of retaliation for the sole reason of contacting them. Common issues addressed by these cases include contacting one’s government in order to express an opinion or to complain.”/end/

    https://www.thefire.org/first-amendment-library/freedom-of-assembly/right-to-petition/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn9ypn6fW6QIVhIXICh0o8QfREAAYASAAEgLAAfD_BwE

    c. In New Orleans with resoect to The ENTERGY Issue, which Council has legal oversight, the “People” said no to an “Environmental Racism Suspected” Gas Oven in majority Black, New Orleans East! They attended Council hearings, later found to be “Corrupted” beyond a doubt, which a Court upheld! Citizens, especially in Dist. E- “Petitioned” Council to halt the project! What happened next? Councilpersons with suspicious “Monetary Contributions and Former employment Contracts (J. Banks, who represents B not E, “bragged” about his so- called former links and/or contracts with the industry) denied The People’s Petition and ENTERGY won over The People’s expressed wishes! Council De Facto ensured this Juggernaut aka an ENTERGY Gas Oven at the height of a “Global Warming” Epidemic, which most “Legitimate” Science and Scientist say is imminent! Hurricanes intensity is “Greater” near energy plants (A Study was sent to Council related to intensity)! The So- called Citizens’ Petition to “Cease and Desist” was a De Facto and DeJure “”Farce”! You’ll forget but we never will! I Never mistake us for “Stupid or Joe Sausage Head”! Ignorance elected these “Representative Impostors” and sad to say, ignorance will re- elect ‘Dem (minus an o, n, s) just as always!  Rights of Petition in their heads is an erased Hard Drive! 

    2. Inherent Authority is granted, implied Power is assumed and subject to irrational latitudes, like Neo Confederates do with Art. 10 and Interposition and Nullification! We won’t elaborate, you study!!! You never did, isn’t it time? We just ‘saying…

    3. Nationally, The “Killing” of Black Male Negroes by police is Epidemic! But let’s be clear- Whether during “Criminal Activity” or not, “Due Process” is still a right, whether a victim is assumed criminal or so illiterate and ignorant as to not to comprehend circumstances they may or may not have put themselves in! Police have become Judge and Jury De Facto! How so? Police Unions have become complicit  “Weapons”! Government authorities should be “Petitioned” accordingly and “Act”! What have you heard from your mayor and council? How will they preempt attitudes where you live? What are they going to purpose for “Your” Civil Service! We think we know! CRICKETS, especially your ‘stuntun elected Negroes! Just like you are what you eat- “You get what you elected” aka Gift of Gabbers ‘Stuntun, Cons, Liars, Deceivers and yada…, now handle ‘Dat Truth! Jefferson, Johnson, Bishop and on and on, plus “Bar Suspensions” like Richmond, Bishop, Gray and yada, yada, yada…, and you thought we were Pontificating???

    Spiritually Speaking and Correlation- 

    1. 1st Truth, then…, according to The Most High? 

    a. Because you are so determined to be so disobedient- “You are given over to your own Reprobate Mind”! 

    b. Liars will continue to consciously lie, dupe, deceive, False Flattery aka Deception, Steal, Hate, never Repent and yada…, but “Know This”!!!

    c. The Most High is not mocked!!! When you violate The Golden Rule, Commandments and then deceive yourself to “Repent”, void “Restitution”? You are “attempting” to “Mock” The Most High!!! This is why the police and you still “Murder”, lie, steal, cheat, deceive and hustle Filthy like sport and recreation! Still- “Nothing tells the Truth like your Bank Account”, a pittance of Filthy Lucre if any, worshiped by “Most” 2020 Negroes (Most ‘Stunt and you buy their “Okedoke”). 

    d. “Satan” desires to Murder “You” in your rebellious act to “Mock” The Most High, precisely and then you’ll cross a “Rubicon” aka across “A Great Gulf Fixed!!! Definition of Rubicon?- Point of no return, a bounding or limiting line; especially one that when crossed commits a person irrevocably!!! /Webster/. Is ‘Dis ‘Thang on…!!!

    Abba Father in Obedience…

    btw- In these last of days? Make sure ‘Dat if they come for you, you are not caught in the act of attempting to mock The Most High aka especially as a a Murderer, Liar, Deception Artist, Thief and yada… (File ‘Dat under “Helpful Hints).

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