Donald Trump says healthy Americans will now be able to return to work as conditions allow, but must maintain social distancing and stay home if they are sick.
During his daily press conference on Thursday, Trump said governors will be empowered to tailor the White House guidelines to their own states - and if they need to remain closed his government will "allow them" to do that.
Those that meet the criteria can begin the process as early as today as per a new plan called "Opening up America". "We are not opening all at once, but one careful step at a time," he said, adding that states are encouraged to work together to harmonise their regional efforts. "A prolonged lockdown combined with a forced economic depression would inflict an