Coronavirus: New York governor forms taskforce with five states to reopen economy
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has formed a taskforce with five other states in the vicinity with the focus on how to reopen each economy following the coronavirus pandemic.
The partnership between New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Delaware was announced on Monday during a news conference between each state’s governors.
Mr Cuomo, who led the conference, said a public health official and an economic adviser would be appointed by each state and then work alongside each governors’ chief of staff on the new taskforce to formulate a plan.
“We’ve been talking today about the fact that New York believes we have reached a plateau,” Mr Cuomo said. “We should start looking forward to reopening, quote unquote, but reopening with a plan and a smart plan.”
“The state boundaries mean very little to this virus,” he added when explaining why this taskforce was needed.
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