The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) crafted a detailed document to guide states on the reopening of retail, daycares, schools, and religious services, among other things, but that report was quickly shelved by the White House, the Associated Press reported. The 17-page document, “Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up of America Again Framework,” was supposed to be published on May 1, the day the 45-day federal social distancing campaign expired across the country. A CDC scientist who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity said the agency told by White House officials the report would never see the light of day. The document asks users to use “decision trees,” or a series of questions about the condition of reopening that loosely follow the three-phase guidelines for business reopening endorsed by the White House last month. For every camp, school, place of worship, or day care center, reopening cannot be considered until the community is not requiring significant mitigation to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

 

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