States have begun unveiling plans to reopen but whether it’s safe to do so is still unclear

CNN — With new guidelines from the federal government, some governors have rolled out plans to begin lifting measures in place battling the spread of the coronavirus – but other officials say it’s still too early. They’re the ones that are complaining.” Trump, who has said governors will call the shots on when to reopen their state, has said the states with the lowest number of cases could begin reopening “literally tomorrow.” An influential model of the virus that’s often cited by the White House says some states with a low number of cases could begin lifting measures starting May 4. “Actual decisions by states to relax social distancing should be informed by meeting critical metrics closer to these dates, including a very low number of estimated infections in the community – less than one estimated infection per 1 million people,” the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, where the model was created, said in a news release. “We’re not at the plateau anymore but we’re still not in a good position.” Testing is the most important thing, Cuomo said, because it is “how you monitor the rate of infection,” and testing “informs the calibration.” The state did 500,000 tests in a month, but that is “only a fraction of what you need,” Cuomo said, calling on the federal government for more coordination and assistance. “If we were just testing the highest priority people and nobody else, we’d need about three times as many tests,” Frieden told CNN.