US to Reopen Healthcare System in Regions With Few COVID-19 Cases

US to Reopen Healthcare System in Regions With Few COVID-19 Cases
Velocity Urgent Care x-ray technician and medical assistant Britni Chavis prepares to test a patient for the novel coronavirus in Woodbridge, Va., April 15, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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New guidelines have been released for the reopening of the U.S. healthcare system, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Sunday.

Seema Verma, CMS administrator, said during a press briefing with the White House Coronavirus Task Force that updated guidelines (pdf) have been released to gradually allow the healthcare system to restart elective surgeries and procedures in regions with low incidences of COVID-19.
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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