WASHINGTON — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is weighing his options on when and how he will reopen the state’s economy. Holcomb may be getting some guidance from his predecessor in Washington.

Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the White House task force responding to the coronavirus, said Monday he has been in contact with several governors across the United States to help them formulate a plan to open things back up.

“We told them what the president has directed to be produced are additional guidelines, certified by the CDC, about the best way forward,” Pence said.

The coronavirus is showing early signs of slowing down according to the Centers for Disease Control. But, they say social distancing is still necessary to limit the number of people who could be exposed to it.

“Reopening the country, as the president is anxious to do at the earliest responsible moment, will be through a combination of facts,” Pence added. “First would be that we are at the end of the coronavirus for most major communities. Another piece of that is we have therapeutics for Americans to take medicines if the contract the disease.”

Many experts are still in the testing stages for possible treatments and vaccines for the coronavirus.

Gov. Holcomb hasn’t said if he has spoken to Pence about a plan to reopen the economy, but he did say Monday that he has been talking with Ohio Governor Michael DeWine and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.

In the meantime, it appears Holcomb will be extending his stay at home order yet again when it expires next Monday. He said he plans to announce “tweaks” to the order.

Vice President Pence predicts you will start seeing things ease off and people starting to head back to work as early as the beginning of May.