Do you not understand that these facilities are closed because hundreds and hundreds of the people who work at them actually got sick with coronavirus? Exactly who do you think will be working there if he does “open them up”?
The vast majority of those who got sick (or tested positive) will recover and then be immune.
Then the plants can re-open in a few weeks.
This sounds like a short-term and easily fixed problem imho.
Perhaps some of the millions who are now out of work? A high percentage of those that got sick should be able to work within 2-3 weeks. Use that time for extensive cleaning. Either that of lets let it all go to shit while everyone cowers in the corner.