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Non-governmental plans to reopen during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
Ballotpedia’s coverage of COVID-19 includes how federal, state, and local governments are responding, and how those responses are influencing election rules and operations, political campaigns, the economy, schools, and more.
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Proposals for reopening nationally
The following proposals were released by non-governmental organizations for reopening the economy nationally.
- "Safety First: Working People's Plan for Reopening the Economy the Right Way" - AFL-CIO, April 21, 2020
- "National coronavirus response: A road map to reopening" - American Enterprise Institute, March 29, 2020
- "A Plan to Safely Reopen America's Schools and Communities" - American Federation of Teachers, April 29, 2020
- "Reopening the coronavirus-closed economy" - Brookings Institution, May 12, 2020
- "A National and State Plan To End the Coronavirus Crisis" - Center for American Progress, April 3, 2020
- "Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience" - Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, April 20, 2020
- "National Coronavirus Recovery Commission Announces Five-Phase Plan for Reopening America" - Heritage Foundation, April 9, 2020
- "American Renewal Action Plan" - National Association of Manufacturers, April 18, 2020
- "National Covid-19 Testing Action Plan" - Rockefeller Foundation, April 22, 2020
Proposals for reopening in states
The following proposals were released by non-governmental organizations for reopening the economy of an individual state.
Nevada
- "UNITE HERE’s Culinary Workers Union Local 226 & Bartenders Union Local 165 Public Health Guidelines for Gaming Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic" - UNITE HERE, May 5, 2020
New York
- "A Strategy for Reopening New York City’s Economy" - Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, April 28, 2020
Oklahoma
- "Responsible Hospitality" - Cherokee Nation Entertainment, May 18, 2020
South Carolina
- "South Carolina – Opening Restaurants Phase Two Recommendations" - South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association, May 8, 2020
General resources
The chart below shows coronavirus statistics from countries across the world. The information is provided by Real Clear Politics.
Click the links below to explore official resources related to the coronavirus outbreak.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Education
- World Health Organization
- Trends in Number of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in the US Reported to CDC, by State/Territory
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations, Our World in Data (Number of vaccines administered)
- Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker, New York Times (Progress of vaccine trials)
See also
- Political responses to the coronavirus outbreak, 2020
- Federal government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021
- State government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
- Government official, politician, and candidate deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021
- Changes to state legislative session dates in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
- Changes to ballot measure campaigns, procedures, and policies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2022
- Largest cities in the United States by population
- Ballotpedia's elections calendar
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