Good afternoon,
The Trump Administration continues to take sweeping but necessary steps to address the COVID-19 epidemic, including:
- The President announced he is extending CDC guidelines for 30 days to slow the spread of the virus.
- The President signed the CARES Act, providing unprecedented and immediate relief to American families, workers, and businesses.
- President Trump declared a national emergency, inviting States, territories, and tribes to access over $42 billion in existing funding.
- President Trump signed initial legislation securing $8.3 billion for coronavirus response.
- President Trump signed an executive order giving the DoD and DHS the authority to activate the ready reserve components of the armed forces to assist with coronavirus response.
- In January, President Trump reacted quickly to implement travel restrictions on travel from China, buying us valuable time to respond to the virus. The President has announced further travel restrictions on global hotspots, including Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Iran.
- The FDA has issued emergency approval for multiple new commercial coronavirus tests, including some that deliver results to healthcare providers within minutes.
Please see below for highlights of yesterday’s Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Also, see the attached briefing charts displayed by Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Yesterday President Trump issued major disaster declarations for Montana and Ohio.
Today the President receives his intelligence briefing and later participates in a phone call with military families on COVID-19 response. Members of the Coronavirus Task Force hold a press briefing at 5:00pm ET.
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