'Any plan to reopen society MUST be driven by data and experts,' said Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, which is forming a regional coalition. California will work with Oregon and Washington.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow leaders in Oregon and Washington will coordinate their lifting of COVID-19 shutdowns, in a move mirrored by New York and neighboring states in the East. Here, a sign tells people to stay home along the Interstate 5 freeway in Commerce, Calif.California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow leaders in Oregon and Washington will coordinate their lifting of COVID-19 shutdowns, in a move mirrored by New York and neighboring states in the East.
The governors say the measures they're taking to combat COVID-19 and slow its spread won't be effective unless they 're all on the same page. But the president – who had previously spoken of restarting the U.S. economy by Easter – insists that he has the authority to open states' economies. "Our residents' health comes first," Govs. Gavin Newsom of California, Kate Brown of Oregon and Jay Inslee of Washington said in a joint statement."As home to one in six Americans and gateway to the rest of the world, the West Coast has an outsized stake in controlling and ultimately defeating COVID-19."
The governors in the Eastern bloc say they're forming a council that will judge potential steps toward restoring business as usual, with each state contributing three people to the group: one public health expert, one economics expert and the governor.
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