The country but doesnt seem to know how. For President Trump, the pandemic just hit home, as in the white house, as one of his military valets has tested positive for the coronavirus. But the president is insisting its no big deal, that a personal aide was infected. Know who he is, good person, but ive had very little contact. Mike has had very little contact with him. But mike was tested and i was tested. We were both tested. Yeah, its a little bit strange, but its one of those things. Reporter but the potential for the virus to spread around the white house does exist. White house officials tell cnn few aides to the president actually wear masks around the west wing, just as the president decided to forego putting on one earlier this week during a factory tour in arizona. I just dont want to wear one myself. I think wearing a face mask as i greet president s, prime ministers, queens, kings, i dont know, somehow i dont see it for myself. I just dont. Reporter one white house official said of the president hes a unique individual. He cant be seen Walking Around wearing a mask. Another close advisor pointed fingers at the press. I think if anybody should start Wearing Masks and showing more respect, it should be the media. Reporter white house officials have said its not necessary for the president to wear a mask as he and aides around him are routinely tested for the virus. But one of the tests often used by the white house has a notable false negative rate. I think the other concern has been that it does have about a 15 false negative rate. If youre in a circumstance where you really, really dont want to miss a diagnosis of somebody whos already carrying the virus, youd like to have something that has a higher sensitivity than that. I know theyre working on how to make that happen. Reporter as for restarting the economy, the white house is rejecting proposed guidelines from the centers for Disease Control, offering recommendations on just how to reopen restaurants, schools and other public spaces. The Coronavirus Task force official told cnn issuing overly specific constructions never cleared for how various businesses open up would be overly prescriptive and broad. Guidance in rural tennessee shouldnt be the same for urban new york city. I find it very concerning. You dont want to get into a situation where Public Health and Public Health science is set up as the enemy of restarting the economy. Reporter the economy could use a shot in the arm after 3. 2 Million People filed unemployment claims last week, making for a stunning 33. 5 million since midmarch. He was an innocent man. Reporter but the president is welcoming the development away from the pandemic after the Justice Department dropped charges against former National Security advisor michael flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators, after once firing flynn for lying to Vice President mike pence about the russia investigation. The president now views flynn as an innocent man. Mr. Trump appeared to signal what was coming last week. I tell you, when i looked at what they did to him, they tormented him, dirty cops, tormented general flynn because hes in the process of being exonerated. Reporter after what happened with the valet here at the white house in terms of taking precautions here at the white house, the president said he will now be receiving daily coronavirus tests to make sure he doesnt get the coronavirus. The Vice President said he and others around the president , the Vice President , theyll be receiving coronavirus tests as a precaution. Were just hearing the last several minutes that they have been testing almost in an emergency way other aides inside the white house, Even Secret Service agents who work here on the white house complex, as a result of this valet being tested positive for the coronavirus. That is a major change in protocols here at the white house. Provides a stark contrast with what most americans have experienced across the country, that it is sometimes difficult to get tested. Theres also somewhat of a contradiction of what the press secretary said about testing, that its nonsensical to test every american because you would have to test people over and over again. The white house now seems to be erring on the side of caution thinking more is better. But wolf, this is a microcosm of what other businesses around the country may be going through when they reopen their offices. If somebody gets tested and they test positive for the coronavirus, its going to require other people in those workplaces to be tested as well. We saw that unfold here at the white house, wolf. Jim acosta, thank you very much. Now lets go to cnns athena jones in new york city for us with more on todays coronavirus developments. Athena, the push to reopen has now reached 44 states, but new cases are still climbing, climbing in many of those states. Give us the latest developments. Reporter hi, wolf, thats exactly right. Cases are rising in at least 19 states, so thats not stopping many of them from moving ahead with plans to reopen their economies in the face of staggering ly high unemployment numbers. New developments on the vaccine front. Moderna says the faa has approved phase two of their vaccine, bringing them one step closer to large scale clinical trials. The company has never gotten a pro product to market but hopes for approval next year. The director of the National Institutes of health saying today the abbott i. D. Now machine used for rapid coronavirus tests has about a 15 false negative rate. The president touted the test last month. Abbott, its a brand new technology, brand new test, its great. Five minutes, boom, you put it in. Reporter new infections continue to climb in at least 19 states, including minnesota, where some businesses have been allowed to reopen. And while the rate of new cases, new hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline in new york state, new york city is now operating a longterm disaster morgue in brooklyn where bodies will be stored inside refrigerated trucks. Well see how long it takes to slow it down and reduce the number of deaths. Theyre coming down at a painful slow level of decline. Reporter states and localities across the country taking different approaches. While florida has begun to reopen, restrictions remain in place in its three hardesthit counties. Well hopefully be able to go forward soon in southern florida. Reporter miami beach extending its safer at home order for another week. Theres no pandemic reporter outrage at a south florida supermarket from a customer who wasnt allowed inside because he wasnt wearing a mask. Im filing a [ bleep ] lawsuit. I have a right to buy groceries. Reporter elected officials in utah county, utah, said after two companies refused to follow quarantine guidelines, 68 of their employees tested positive. You need to take these recommendations seriously. Reporter claiming they made changes, the three largest pork plants shut down during the pandemic, all resuming operations today. Professional sports taking tentative steps toward a return. The nba says players can return to practice facilities tomorrow. Major League Soccer players already training again. Happy to be back. Reporter while the nfl is set to release its season schedule tonight. And as more and more states allow salons and other personal care businesses to reopen, California Governor Gavin Newsom said today the states first confirmed coronavirus case originated in a nail salon. The governor citing this first known case of Community Spread to explain why salons are not part of the reopening, the first phase beginning tomorrow. Wolf. Athena jones in new york city for us. Athena, thank you very much. Lets bring in the governor of Washington State, jay inslee. Thau thank you for joining us. I know youre incredibly busy. As you know, the Trump Administration is now rejecting the cdcs guidelines for reopening. Would specific guidelines from cdc experts be helpful as you navigate reopening your state . Yes, and we have them. We dont let the president interfere with science. He cant repeal the laws of gravity or the constitution, and so we get good science that does come out from some of the agencies in the federal government. We listen to dr. Fauci, we listen to dr. Birx, we listen to the cdc and they all are telling us the same thing. We would be in a very dangerous position to give up this effort right now and allow this virus to come storming back. The science is quite unequivocal in that effect. We have some of the best geneticists and epidemiologists in the world in washington, and their models differ. But they all say this, that if people threw americans back on to the risk of this virus, it will come back and bielt us bigtime. Thats just a biological fact. So we follow that as long as and its holding us in good state in Washington State. Rejecting the cdc guidelines and sidelining some of the leading doctors, including dr. Fauci, and limiting Coronavirus Task force briefings in recent days, what message is the white house sending americans about the seriousness of this pandemic . Well, im very sad to see this because the way the president started this effort to try to deceive americans into thinking that this was a hoax and no big deal and it would be gone by the following monday or so. He then for some period of time allowed at least some serious consideration. But now has reverted to that original, very irresponsible position, im afraid. And it has made our jobs as governors, both republicans and democrats, more difficult because we are trying to make sciencebased decisions. Many republican governors are following the effort to make sciencebased decisions, which means you cant throw off this virus with a press release. You have to have a phased approach to reopening our economy. Thats what were doing in Washington State. At a rate that is following the science rather than ideology or polling or an interest in your reelection in november. So i can certainly say that the president s recent approach has not been helpful. We are receiving help from the federal government, though. We appreciate were having some swabs delivered here and some viral transport media. Thats a good thing. But it needs to increase very dramatically across the United States. Where does reopening Washington State stand right now . I take it youve extended washingtons stayathome order until the end of this month, is that right . Yes. Weve extended our Stay Healthy Initiative through the end of the month. Weve now brought back some industries. The construction industry. Tomorrow some auto sales, for instance, will come back. At the end of the month if we have the progress we hope to have, well be able to bring back some restaurants with significantly reduced capacity. We hope well be in a position to do that. And then move farther out as the weeks go by. But theyre all going to be dictated by common sense and data and science. And thats whats going to get us out of this pickle. And the one thing i know for sure is for those whose principal interest is in economic performance, even if you didnt really care about the 800 people in washington who have been lost, and i do and the vast majority of washingtons do, we do not want to have to shut down again. We do not want to go through this again. We need to do this right one time than wrong and painfully twice. So im very appreciative washingtonians are with us on this because they get science and they want to take care of their loved ones. Lets look ahead. The stayathome order is in effect through this month. But once you determine it is safe to begin to reopen your economy, get things going back in Washington State, describe what the process is going to look like. Well, we hope at the end of this month to go to phase two. Phase two allows some Additional Industries to reopen. As i indicated, restaurants with 50 capacity. Be able to have gatherings up to five people in a variety of contexts and a group of other less risky businesses. Then three weeks later we will reevaluate to see if we can move to the next tranche of businesses. Businesses where its harder to obtain or preserve social distancing, harder to have proper hygiene. Then go to the fourth stage which hopefully could return to the bright days of cheering crowds. But thats not in the immediate future for us. We will have to look at the science before we get to that stage. And schools are closed for the time being, right . Correct. And we are appreciative our educators have done such a great job on remote learning, being very creative, helping our youth stay engaged through the Normal School year and were really hopeful to get back to school on a regular basis in the fall. But we need testing. Youre going to hear this from every governor. We have to have increased testing to allow our economy to fully reopen. To allow our schools to fully reopen. We cant have a situation where we have to shut down businesses or schools repeatedly because we are unable to test. Thats why we have been so direct and assertive that we need the federal government to really step up to the plate and mobilize american industry to make the swabs, make the reagents that we need with broad broadscale testing, because the needs of testing will increase, not decrease. I think some people think the need for testing will decrease as the virus goes down. Actually it will increase because well have more new employees coming back, more students, more people who need ppe and testing. So the need for the federal government to assist the states is going to actually increase. Were doing everything humanly possible. Republican governors are doing some great work. Governor dewine in ohio is doing great work. Hes found a company to start making swabs in his state. So rs and ds on the governors side are working together of the we could use more help from the federal government. Jay inslee, good luck to you guys. Wash your hands. Keep washing your hands too. Thanks for joining us. Thank you. Just ahead, our own dr. Sanjay gupta will be back. Hes joining us on more analysis about the troubling news about the coronavirus inside the white house. Ill also speak with a medical examiner from the chicago area who wants to know if residents in her county were dying of coronavirus last year. Our Retirement Plan with voya gives us confidence. We can spend a bit now, knowing were prepared for the future. Surprise we renovated the guest room, so you can live with us. Im good at my condo. Well planned, well invested, well protected. Voya. Be confident to and through retirement. They will, but with accident forgiveness allstate wont raise your rates just because of an accident. Cut is that good . No you were talking about allstate and. I just. When i. Accident forgiveness from allstate. Click or call for a quote today. A white house valet who had close personal contact with President Trump has now tested positive for coronavirus. Our chief medical correspondent, dr. Sanjay gupta, is back with us for some analysis. Sanjay, the valet would have been in close contact with the president providing him, for example, with meals. Is this a clear indication that the president and those around him should be Wearing Masks . Yeah. You know, i think that this is one of those things where its very hard to maintain that physical distance, weve seen that. When you have somebody whos going to have that sort of proximity to the president , that person should be wearing a mask. You know, its good that they got extra testing. Theyre testing a lot now apparently in the white house, every day, but the real point is not to get infected in the first place. So you want to do everything you can to not get infected. The testing is an afterthefact thing. It is worth pointing out that the tests are good, but this one rapid test, the abbott i. D. Now test, some of the studies have shown it has a false negative rate of 15 . So 15 times out of 100 people will think they dont have the virus when they do. So you want to do everything you can to protect yourself and improve on the testing later. Even if they think they dont have it and do have it, even if they dont have any symptoms, they could pass it on to loved ones, to friends, to colleagues, which is very, very dangerous. The white house at the same time, sanjay, has decided not to implement a set of reopening guidelines from the centers for Disease Control. Does that concern you . I think thats disappointing, wolf. Our centers for Disease Control is a worldrenowned organization. Theres other organizations that are similar organizations in other parts of the world that come to our cdc to get guidance, and were not using them. Plus, theyre the real investigators. Were learning a lot about this virus, the coronavirus. How does it behavior in realworld situations. Im on the website all the time. My kids want to know can they go to summer camp this summer. Those are real questions that need to be answered that are based on the intelligence that the cdc gathers and their Scientific Method that they apply to it. So im disappointed. You know richard besser, he was acting director during h1n1. We heard from him every day. Tom freeden, same thing during ebola. We havent heard as much from the cdc this time. Why is that . Dr. Robert redfield, the director and head of the cdc, we dont see him visibly. I assume hes working very aggressively behind the scenes . I dont know. I think the concern is they are being sidelined. You do have members of the task force. He is a member of the task force but the cdc has been sidelined. February 26th, there had been daily briefings. Dr. Nancy made a comment that its no longer a question of if this pandemic is coming to the United States, its a question of when. And that was so