University of Maryland Center for Health & Homeland Security Director Michael Greenberger and population health expert Drew Harris of Thomas Jefferson University discuss the U.S. coronavirus response.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) held a news conference to provide an update on his state's coronavirus response efforts. The governor announced he was imposing a mandatory, state-wide requirement that no business could have more than 50% of their workforce report to work outside of their home, however, the executive order would make exemptions for essential services. Gov. Cuomo also said the federal government would providing a floating hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, to be deployed in New York Harbor to help relieve the hospital system.
President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in response to the coronavirus pandemic. He also announced other measures to help those impacted financially by the virus including that the Housing and Urban Development agency is suspending foreclosures and evictions until the end of April. Other topics discussed included new recommendations for health care providers to delay elective procedures on patients, testing capacity and availability, and veteran testing and access to care.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the chair of the Small Business Committee, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) hold a news conference on the economic stimulus provisions in the coronavirus aid package.
President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in response to the coronavirus pandemic. He also announced other measures to help those impacted financially by the virus including that the Housing and Urban Development agency is suspending foreclosures and evictions until the end of April. Other topics discussed included new recommendations for health care providers to delay elective procedures on patients, testing capacity and availability, and veteran testing and access to care.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) held a news conference to provide an update on his state's coronavirus response efforts. The governor announced he was imposing a mandatory, state-wide requirement that no business could have more than 50% of their workforce report to work outside of their home, however, the executive order would make exemptions for essential services. Gov. Cuomo also said the federal government would providing a floating hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, to be deployed in New York Harbor to help relieve the hospital system.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) briefed the press from the state's Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee regarding the coronavirus outbreak. During the briefing, the governor was asked why daycares haven't been closed, for which he said the parents "are under tremendous amount of pressure with the schools, and I don't think it's as simple as just saying you close them and everything is going to work out great. I think it will cause huge issues throughout the state."
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) held a news conference to provide an update on his state's coronavirus response efforts. The governor announced he was imposing a mandatory, state-wide requirement that no business could have more than 50% of their workforce report to work outside of their home, however, the executive order would make exemptions for essential services. Gov. Cuomo also said the federal government would providing a floating hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, to be deployed in New York Harbor to help relieve the hospital system.
President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in response to the coronavirus pandemic. He also announced other measures to help those impacted financially by the virus including that the Housing and Urban Development agency is suspending foreclosures and evictions until the end of April. Other topics discussed included new recommendations for health care providers to delay elective procedures on patients, testing capacity and availability, and veteran testing and access to care.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the chair of the Small Business Committee, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) held a news conference on their proposal for economic stimulus provisions for small businesses to be included in a "phase 3" coronavirus aid package. The senators' proposal includes a federally-guaranteed loan that small businesses could seek for the purposes of maintaining their payroll and operating costs during the economic downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic. If the money is used for those specific purposes, the loans would be forgiven after a certain period of time. "Every penny that they borrow and use for purposes of keeping people employed, they will not have to pay back," said Sen. Rubio. The senators added that the Treasury Department estimated the cost of the program to be around $300 billion.
The World Health Organization (WHO) held a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO director-general provided an update on the outbreak saying that 200,000 confirmed cases and 8.000 deaths have been reported worldwide. WHO officials answered reporter questions on a range of topics including coronavirus testing, vaccine development as well as response efforts in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.