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Good morning,
Yesterday, President Trump recognized a group of extraordinary nurses and signed a proclamation in honor of National Nurses Day. President Trump will continue to utilize the full power of the federal government to defeat the virus and support our healthcare professionals, and he has already delivered:
· $175 billion in funding for hospitals and other healthcare providers
· Over 75 million N95 respirators
· 120 million surgical masks
· 8 million face shields
· More than 19 million gowns
· Nearly 1 billion gloves
Additionally, President Trump announced yesterday that the White House Coronavirus Task Force will continue indefinitely and expand its focus to include safely opening up America again.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Small Business Administration released additional guidance regarding the Paycheck Protection Program:
Today, the President meets with Governor Greg Abbott of Texas at 2:00pm ET. The President and the First Lady deliver remarks at the White House National Day of Prayer Service at 4:00pm ET.
Additional Guidance (as of 5.6, 5:00pm):
- WH - President Donald J. Trump is Protecting the Native American Community as We Combat the Coronavirus (Click here)
- WH - Proclamation on National Nurses Day, 2020 (Click here)
- HHS - OCR Issues Guidance on Covered Health Care Providers and Restrictions on Media Access to Protected Health Information about Individuals in Their Facilities (Click here)
- HHS - Secretary Azar Statement on National Nurses Day (Click here)
- CDC - Cruise Ship Crew Member Disembarkations (Click here)
- CMS - May 6 News Alert (Click here)
- FDA - May 5 Daily Roundup (Click here)
- DHS-FEMA - Federal Support to Expand National Testing Capabilities (Click here)
- USDA - Secretary Perdue Issues Letters on Meat Packing Expectations (Click here)
- USDA - USDA Applauds Missouri Court Ruling on Meat Processing Plants (Click here)
- HUD - CARES Act Forbearance Fact Sheet for Mortgagees and Servicers of FHA, VA, or USDA Loans (Click here)
- VA - VA gets boost from CARES Act to provide emergency assistance to Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness during COVID-19 crisis (Click here)
- DOT - CARES Act Air Service Exemptions for Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airlines (Click here)
- DOL - U.S. Department of Labor Offers New Video and Poster On Proper Workplace Use of Respirators (Click here)
- DOD - DOD Remains Flexible, Agile in Face of Coronavirus (Click here)
- DOD - DOD Awards $126 Million Contract to 3M, Increasing Production of N95 Masks (Click here)
- DOD - Defense Department Uses Thermal Imaging to Detect COVID-19 (Click here)
- State - Additional U.S. Foreign Assistance Builds Upon U.S. Leadership in the Global COVID-19 Response (Click here)
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