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Chasing Life

Reopening the Country

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.58K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

What will it take, realistically, to re-open the country? Will we be able to return to normal in the near future? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with former CDC Director, Dr. Tom Frieden about "boxing in" Covid-19. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi Dr. Gupta, there have been somewhat mixed signals on the process of reopening the country.

0:08.2

I know there needs to be a wide emphasis on testing when it happens, but can you walk us

0:11.8

through what that process should look like?

0:14.3

Last week, the White House coronavirus task force announced new guidelines for opening

0:18.9

up the country.

0:20.2

The plan is to do it in three phases that would gradually lift restrictions.

0:25.1

In the first phase, places like gyms, movie theaters, and restaurants will be allowed

0:30.2

to reopen as long as they follow strict social distancing protocols.

0:35.6

The second would allow schools and bars to reopen with reduced occupancy, and people could

0:41.4

start taking trips for non-essential travel.

0:45.2

And in the final stage, vulnerable individuals no longer would have to stay home as long as

0:51.3

they continue social distancing measures, and employers could allow employees to return

0:57.4

to work.

0:58.8

That might involve regular testing and daily screening.

1:03.1

These guidelines are just that.

1:05.8

They lay out a path to getting back to normal life, but exactly when and how states decide

1:11.8

to follow them is up to state and local officials.

1:15.9

So where do we go from here?

1:18.4

And when and how will we know the time is right?

1:22.7

I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, and this is coronavirus, fact,

1:29.1

versus fiction.

1:32.6

First, let's take a look at what some other countries have already done, and what that might

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