Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, said his state will not be back to normal by Easter.
His comments came Friday and appeared to signal a break with President Donald Trump's suggestion the country could loosen social distancing guidelines by the April 12 holiday, according to Politico.
"We're not going to be up and running by Easter, no," Baker said Friday.
Massachusetts had reported 2,417 coronavirus cases and 25 people have died from the virus. The state says it has tested more than 23,621 people, according to The Covid Testing Project.
Trump has said he hoped to see the country beginning to get moving again by Easter. But Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the president's coronavirus task force, said Trump's Easter goal of easing restrictions, is flexible.
And White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said the president will be listening to his task force after his initial 15-day period of guidelines wrap up to make a determination about whether restrictions can be eased by Easter.
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