France is projected to begin its reopening process May 11, 2020, President Emmanuel Macron said Monday, while pledging to have enough masks and tests in the country then.China, on April 8, 2020, lifted its lockdown in Wuhan, the city in which the coronavirus was first detected, with citizens being allowed to leave the city by train, plane and highway after 76 days.U.S. governors on the West and East Coasts have pledged to coordinate reopening plans, despite President Trump’s insistence that reopenings are his decision, setting up a possible federal versus states showdown. Mask-wearing, antibody tests and cellphone apps are being considered by governments as options to ease the public back into daily life while minimizing the risk of new infections.
