HEALTH EXPERTS WARN AGAINST OPENING

HEALTH EXPERTS WARN AGAINST OPENING

Is keeping the white house coronavirus task force intact.

One day after saying the group would be replaced by one focused on the economy, the president reversed course, saying he didn't realize how popular it is.

At the white house wednesday - president trump again insisting - governors need to start reopening their states.... ian lee has the latest.... (sotãfriedman) "as bad as this has been, it's just the beginning."health experts including the former head of the c-d-c were on capitol hill yesterday to caution against reopening the country too quickly.

(sotãfriedman) "we're all so impatient to restart our activities."/// (sotãrivers) "we risk complacency in accepting the preventable deaths of 2,000 americans each day."

Over at the white house, president trump acknowledged the deadly toll the coronavirus has taken.(sotãtrump) "this is the worst attack we've ever had.

This is worse than pearl harbor.

This is worse than the world trade center."

But mister trump continues to urge governors to reopen their states&.

Even though more than half saw new cases rise over a three- day average last week.(sotãtrump) "you have to be warriors.

We can't keep our country closed down for years."new york city mayor bill de blasio criticized the president for ignoring the data.

(sotãde blasio) "the president needs to understand the coronavirus is not going away right away no matter how much he wishes it was."

California epidemiologist doctor george rutherford says there have already been examples of new spikes.

(sot - george rutherford, md //ucsf epidemiologist) "after the huntington beach party, there was a big blip in cases.

It went from around maybe 70 a day to 140 a day for a couple of days."

Rutherford says testing and contact tracing are key to managing the spread.but new white house press secretary kayleigh (kay-lee) mcenany (mac-ah- nay-nee) says not everyone needs a test.

(sotãmcenany) "the notion that everyone needs to be tested is simply nonsensical.

The people who need to be tested are vulnerable populations."

The white house says 7-point-5 million tests have been completed in the u-s.ian lee, cbs news.

While indiana figures