At least 589 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for Covid-19, according to a US Navy official. One sailor died earlier this week, and four have been hospitalized.
From CNN's Luke McGee and James Frater in London
Its proposed plan -- seen by CNN -- says measures to slow the spread of the virus have"come at a dramatic cost for our economy and society, and cannot last indefinitely." The plan says there are two main criteria to assess whether the time has come to begin to relax the restrictions: Has the spread of the disease has significantly decreased for a sustained period? And do health care systems have enough capacity to cope if case numbers were to rise again?
It notes that the exit should be gradual, starting at local levels. Gatherings of people should also be permitted gradually and economic activity should be"phased in." He added that this includes, in particular,"taking into account obviously the situation in other EU countries and … in particular in neighbor countries.”
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