West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice told "Your World" Monday that he saw "no way" the state could begin easing restrictions on its economy the week of May 4, which had been projected by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
"There's no possibility that that's going to happen," Justice, a Republican, told host Neil Cavuto. "We are going to be back to work when our health officials and the people that are the real experts are telling me and convincing me that it is safe to go back to work. But we have got to be formulating a real-life plan to back to work."
The influential model projected that West Virginia, Montana, Vermont and Hawaii could begin relaxing social distancing restrictions the week of May 4, provided the states had implemented "containment strategies that include testing, contact tracing, isolation, and limiting gathering size."
"There's no possibility that that's going to happen," Justice, a Republican, told host Neil Cavuto. "We are going to be back to work when our health officials and the people that are the real experts are telling me and convincing me that it is safe to go back to work. But we have got to be formulating a real-life plan to back to work."
The influential model projected that West Virginia, Montana, Vermont and Hawaii could begin relaxing social distancing restrictions the week of May 4, provided the states had implemented "containment strategies that include testing, contact tracing, isolation, and limiting gathering size."
