Very nicely. Thank you for being here and update you on the progress weve made after a week of extraordinary mobilization. Its our war against the virus. Governors, mayors, businesses, charities, and citizens are working with urgency and speed toward one common goal. That is saving american lives. We are in communication with foreign countries. Now at 148 foreign countries. Can you believe that . You talk about a spread, a violent spread. 148 countries. Not even believable. There has been a week of National Action and Great National solidarity. People are getting along. Democrats, independents, liberals, conservatives. Its a very nice thing to see. We are all one beautiful american family. That is taking place right now. Last night, i approved a major disaster declaration for the state of new york. I work very closely with governor cuomo. Is the first time in our nations history that a president declared a major disaster and response to a Public Health crisis. Never happened before. Im
Watch briefings and hearings with Public Health specialists anytime, unfiltered next, President Trump leads a briefing by the Coronavirus Task force updating the governments response to the pandemic. He was joined by Vice President pence as well as other medical health professionals. Pres. Trump thank you. A lot of things going on. We are going to be going over the hill. We are having a lot of meetings. From the financial, this is a medical situation, not a financial situation. Financial is moving along very nicely. Thank you for being here and update you on the progress weve made after a week of extraordinary mobilization. In our war against the virus. Governors, mayors, businesses, charities, and citizens are working with urgency and speed toward one common goal. That is saving american lives. We are in communication with foreign countries. Now at 148 foreign countries. Can you believe that . You talk about a spread, a violent spread. 148 countries. Not even believable. There has bee
Who gets to be tested and treated this is another significant issue that is not clearly articulated thank you for joining us. I am the director of operations for Johns Hopkins office of critical events preparedness and response. We are here to talk about the outbreak of coronavirus, known as covid19, with experts who have been on the forefront of the response. Infectiousr from an disease expert in the field of public pandemic and emerging Infectious Disease and prevention of at response to biological threats. Acond, we will hear from researcher who created the outbreak about it being used by officials to track the virus. Third, an expert of influenza and other emerging infections. A Health Systems epidemiologist and Infection Control expert. Finally, a nurse Whose Research seeks to streamline care approaches that optimize navigation, linkage, engagement, and retention. As the covid19 outbreak evolves, we will hear from the panel of experts from across Johns Hopkins university and medic
Were going to begin with breaking news about the coronavirus on both coasts. Tonight, Los Angeles County, where 10 Million People live, has declared a Public Health emergency. Now, this comes as california is reporting its first death, and were now learning a worker at l. A. X. , who was screening passengers for the virus, has tested positive. And in the suburbs just north of new york city, at least two families are infected, forcing 1,000 people there to self quarantine. Nationwide there are at least 153 confirmed cases. 11 people have died, 10 in Washington State alone. Our team of correspondents is covering all of the angles of this developing story, and carter evans leads us off in kent, washington. And, carter, i understand there are new Safety Measures being taken where you are . Reporter thats right, econolodge motel. The plan is to turn this into a coronavirus quarantine facility, possibly within the next couple of days. This as Health Officials scramble to contain the virus up
They discussed best practices to protect against spreading and contracting the virus, as well as the database built to track outbreaks in realtime. Experts at the forefront of the response. Expertar from a is recognized in the field of Public Health preparedness, pandemic, and Infectious Disease and prevention of and response to biological threats. We will hear from a researcher who created the outbreak being used worldwide to track the virus. We will talk to an expert in influenza and other emerging infections. A health hear from systems epidemiologist and control expert. Finally, we talked to a nurse epidemiologist Whose Research speaks to streamline care options that optimize navigation, and retention and care for persons with Infectious Diseases. As the outbreak evolves, we hear from a distinguished panel of experts from across Johns Hopkins university who shed light on the understanding of the virus, its progression, and our response effort. Our goal today is to bring their knowle