UPDATE: Expect N.J. coronavirus lockdown for weeks. But ‘there’s a shot’ at Memorial Day, Murphy says.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday revealed a six-point coronavirus “Road Back” recovery plan that calls for widespread testing and contact tracing after at least two weeks of declines in case and hospitalizations before New Jersey can begin to pull back on near-lockdown restrictions.

But Murphy’s plan did not include any timetable and he warned the current stay-at-home, social distancing and business closure order will remain “in its entirety until further notice."

“This virus is now among us and our task will be to contain it," Murphy said during his daily coronavirus press briefing in Trenton. "You should not fear heading back to work or elsewhere. Public health creates economic health.”

The six points Murphy presented are:

Sustained reductions in new cases: The governor said state officials will look for a 14-day trend showing sustained drops in new cases, hospitalizations and other metics.

Expand testing in the state: Murphy said he wants to at least double testing in the state. Health care workers and first responders will still be prioritized, but the governor wants the ability for all residents to be tested.

Robust contact tracing: The governor said he wants an “army” of people to perform contact tracing so new cases or outbreaks could be immediately tracked and mitigated.

Safe places for isolation: People who test positive need to have proper contacts with officials so they can get needed support service so they can remain in quarantine.

An economic restart: Murphy announced he created a commission to advise on the process of reopening.

Resiliency: Officials need to prepare for the possibility of a resurgence.

“That’s the order in which we must proceed,” Murphy said. “It means that before we reopen non-essential stores and businesses, before we can reopen our parks or before we allow in-person dining in our restaurants — among any host of other activities — people need to know, first and foremost, that their health will be safeguarded from COVID-19."

He said any attempt to move too quickly could have disastrous results. Murphy did, however, hint at a timeline for the early part of his plan by saying the doubling of testing would likely be in place by the end of May. The state currently tests between 7,000 to 9,000 people a day for COVID-19.

“Until we give the public confidence that they should not be fearful, we cannot take further steps,” Murphy said. "A plan that is needlessly rushed is a plan that will needlessly fail.

The governor said the contact tracing effort may involve tasking up 7,000 people with following up on new coronavirus cases, though that number could be lower if technology is used to help streamline that process.

“We will need to recruit and deploy an army of contact tracers," Murphy said, referencing a likely resurgence of cases when reopening starts. "We are fully prepared that when we restart our economy, we will see COVID-19 cases. It is the nature of the reality.”

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy provided this road map for reopening coronavirus restrictions on Monday.

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The blueprint was unveiled the same day Murphy announced another 106 people in New Jersey died from COVID-19 and 2,146 more tested positive. At least 6,044 people have died and at least 111,188 have been infected in the Garden State.

Earlier in the day, Murphy said there’s still a chance New Jersey students could return to classrooms before the end of this school year. But he again cautioned it would be under a “new normal” and has said that may include face coverings for students.

He also said New Jersey could be looking at a regional approach to gradually reopen. For North Jersey residents who commute into New York City on mass transit, for example, could they be treated differently than people in other parts of the state? Yes, Murphy said.

“We’re part of the metro New York saga here, and that includes the six counties that are northeast that contribute the most amount of commuting in and out of New York,” Murphy said on CNBC. “And how we handle that will be a big piece of this without question. What the answer is, I’m not sure yet at this point, but without question that’s that’s one of the challenges we’ve got.”

New Jersey, New York and five other neighboring states have committed to a regional approach to reopening. Earlier this month, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut jointly reopened marinas and boatyards.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said construction and manufacturing jobs that represent low risks for workers will be among the first to resume once New York state begins reopening after the coronavirus shutdown. He set a tentative date of May 15 to start reopening, but that would depend on hospitalization rates declining for two weeks.

Cuomo said retail jobs and workers in the hospitality and hotel industry may be among the last to return, but he also didn’t rule out the potential for baseball to return to New York this summer under certain conditions.

The stages of the reopening plan would follow stages with a two-week pause in between, he said.

“I don’t want to just reopen. We learned a lot of lessons here, painfully,” Cuomo said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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