The guidelines are “further toughened to blunt the virus, he said, adding “We’d rather be ahead of the curve than behind it.” Some of the new guidelines:
- Work and school from home when possible
- Avoid gathering groups of more than 10.
- Avoid discretionary travel
- Avoid eating, drinking and gathering in public food courts.
The guidelines will further batter an already hurting hospitality industry. “If we really do a good job, we’ll hold deaths down,” Trump said. How long might guidelines be in effect? He was asked. Until perhaps July or August, he responded. The stock market, which had been trending lower, promptly sank some more.