Joe Biden on Thursday laid out an eight-step plan to reopen the economy safely and restore consumer confidence, seeking to strike a contrast with President Donald Trump’s calls for states to immediately lift restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Biden spoke at a roundtable event in Philadelphia as the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled the most in almost six weeks because of growing signs that a possible second wave of the pandemic could be taking hold in some states.
The Democratic nominee’s plan, which builds on a number of proposals his campaign has already released, calls for increasing COVID-19 testing, including for every person called to return to work, ensuring workers have access to personnel protective equipment, guaranteeing paid sick leave and building a national contact tracing task force.