WASHINGTON (1010 WINS) — During his briefing on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said data indicates the U.S. is "past the peak" of the COVID-19 epidemic, clearing the way for his plans to roll out guidelines to begin to "reopen" the country.
He called the latest data "encouraging," saying they have "put us in a very strong position to finalize guidelines for states on reopening the country."
"We're looking at the numbers, we're looking at the graphs and we're looking at the models ... I think based on that, we're doing very well. Based on that it looks like we're absolutely headed in the right direction," Trump said.
Trump said those guidelines will be unveiled Thursday at the White House.
The guidelines are expected to clear the way for an easing of social distancing guidelines in areas with low transmission of the coronavirus, while keeping them in place in harder-hit places.
The ultimate decisions, however, will remain with governors.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
