Chris Murphy actually said...

The President seems to think that if he doesn't talk about coronavirus, then it will go away, and people will stop caring about it. And, you...

this will be the President's political undoing, because Americans are not going to be distracted from the issue that dominates their lives s...

My specific question is why didn't this plan get released?

I think this is ultimately about the president wanting to be able to have clean hands.