COLUMBUS – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine complimented President Donald Trump’s roadmap for reopening the nation’s economy, calling it a “good plan.”

But state leaders will chart their own Ohio-specific course.

“Trying to get back to business, where we can, how we can, would seem to make sense and is certainly within the spirit of what the president has been talking about,” DeWine said Friday. "We can't go back to where we were until this monster leaves our state, and that's not going to happen until, probably, we have a vaccine."

On Thursday, the Trump administration unveiled guidelines for restarting the economy. The guidelines recommend a three-phase approach, contingent on several factors, including experiencing a 14-day "downward trajectory" in reported cases of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

Throughout the novel coronavirus response, Ohio has struggled with having enough tests and personal protective equipment.

“There are a number of things that in an ideal world you would like to have," Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton said Friday.

So Ohio's plan might not look exactly like Trump's plan, but the goals are the same. “We won’t rush because it would be very dangerous for us to rush," Acton said.

Businesses that do reopen will be policed by employees, who can call local health departments with concerns, and customers, who can shop elsewhere if they don't feel safe, DeWine said. "A lot of this is just common sense. It's good business."

DeWine is also consulting with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb frequently about how to reopen businesses. Ohio is part of a collaboration with leaders of other Great Lakes states as well.

"Every state has got to fashion a plan for the people of that state," DeWine said.

Coingate figure, sex trafficking victim release

DeWine granted early release for seven prisoners, including Toledo coin dealer Tom Noe.

Noe, once a Republican rising star, was convicted of stealing from a $50 million rare-coin fund that he handled for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in a political scandal known as "Coingate." The now 65-year-old man served more than 13 years of his 18-year sentence.

“He committed a serious act. He’s been punished for it," DeWine said. Noe was ordered to pay more than $13 million in restitution. “We’re never going to get restitution with him sitting in prison.”

DeWine also released Alexis Martin, who was convicted after her pimp was murdered during a robbery while she was raped in another room. Prosecutors argued that Martin helped to plot the robbery and its violent end even though the then 15-year-old didn't pull the trigger.

"The facts of her case are particularly unique," DeWine said. Martin's story was featured on the documentary "Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project."

DeWine granted commutations to five other prisoners. He denied 84 requests for early release.

Deaths top 400

As of Friday afternoon, 418 Ohioans had died of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

The state health department reported 9,107 COVID-19 patients in Ohio, including both lab-confirmed and probable cases. Of those, 2,424 had been hospitalized and 740 had been in intensive care units.