Seems like Trump is setting up a dynamic where he can complain governors (and potential political points by claiming) are not moving fast enough to "reopen" while Trump does not himself have to deal with the consequences of death and disease if governors open too soon.
Pressure on certain governors to "reopen" is quickly going to become intense, and political-with questions among critics about just how serious the threat is for additional illnesses. Federal leadership would again be helpful to provide governors cover to make responsible choices
Unfortunately for NY and other locations with highest number of infections--according to infectious disease doctors I have spoken with--hardest hit places are going to take the longest time to emerge, as they have higher % of infected people. Have to wait until numbers come down.
And FYI, "when the virus is gone" Trump just said. That is not happening. It is not ever going to be gone. People will eventually become immune or vaccinated--or sick. It will be with us for years to come.
AP story that looks at this contrast between the "reopen" rhetoric and the reality, at least in NYC. apnews.com/0add1013eaa53a…
"People should have told us" Trump just said. Well, a member of his own National Security staff was very aware of the threat as of early January. And one his trade adviser wrote a memo in January detailing the threat. 
