WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that experts believe states currently have enough tests to meet guidelines for stage-one criteria to begin reopening their economies after a shutdown aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Pence’s remarks, delivered at a White House briefing, came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled new guidelines for U.S. states to emerge from the shutdown in a staggered, three-stage approach that relies on robust testing capabilities.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Sandra Maler)
