Pres. Trump thank you, everyone. Our country is in the midst of a Great National trial unlike any we have faced before. You see it probably better than most. We are at war with a deadly virus, success in this fight will require the full absolute measure of our collective strength, love and devotion. Each of us has the power for our own choices and actions to save american lives and rescue the most vulnerable among us. It is why we really have to do what we all know is right. Every citizen is being called upon to make sacrifices. Every business is being asked to fulfill its patriotic duty. Every community is making fundamental changes to how we live, work and interact. Each and every day. And it would not be surprised to see this going long, long into the future when this virus is gone and defeated. Some of the things we are doing now will be very Good Practice for the future, including for not getting the flu, which is very devastating also. Some of what we are learning now will live i
Our country is in the midst of a Great National trial unlike any we have faced before. You see it probably better than most. We are at war with a deadly virus, success in this fight will require the full absolute measure of our collective strength, love and devotion. Each of us has the power for our own choices and actions to save american lives and res pres. Trump thank you, everyone. Our country is in the midst of a Great National trial unlike any we have faced before. You see it probably better than most. We are at war with a deadly virus, success in this fight will require the full absolute measure of our collective strength, love and devotion. Each of us has the power for our own choices and actions to save american lives and rescue the most vulnerable among us. It is why we really have to do what we all know is right. Every citizen is being called upon to make sacrifices. Every business is being asked to fulfill its patriotic duty. Every community is making fundamental changes to
Virus than in china. And india launches a search for a suspected corona virus cases after thousands attended a religious gathering potentially exposing them to the virus. A lot done in senegal but with limited access to clean water there are fears about how far infections could spread. Hello the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to spread across the globe with countries taking drastic measures to curb transmission and save lives both france and spain have recorded their highest death tolls in a single day since the outbreak began and the official u. S. Death toll of nearly 3 and a half 1000 now exceeds china its the 3rd highest global globally after italy and spain and the World Health Organization says the epidemic is far from over in the asia pacific urging countries there to prepare for a Large Scale Community transmissions a minutes silence has been held across italy to remember its nearly 12 and a half 1000 victims of the pandemic the country remains the hardest hit in the world
Everyone go to coronavirus. Gov for the most information uptodate from the cdc. Dont touch your face, cover your cough and ceases and avoid close contact with others if you or they are sick. It likely has not yet reached its peak but is affecting all of our communities. I think theres a person in this room ters who isnt worried about the elderly or immunocompetent on compromised. Just yesterday the first two cases of diagnosed in the counties i represent an illinois. Our job is to keep americans safe. And lead us strong federal government responseees including with a supplemental response to each of these developments we must continue to support the local is a Public Health departments the Emergency Responders to the front lines a starts with having reliable data to prepare for the Health System and how much equipment is needed for Health Workers and developing and disseminating clear at Risk Communication to thear public. America scientific expertise that is unmatched throughout thehe
Service. We remind every governor at every laboratory and hospital in the country that its imperative you continue to report daily to the cdc on resource decisions. We reiterated today to governors in person and also through correspondence the importance of using their National Guard if need be to move medical suppli supplies. Fema is very busy delivering millions of supplies around the country but we are working with every governor to make sure their state and Emergency Management team and maybe use the National Guard to move those supplies from warehouses to hospitals. At the present moment, we distributed more than 11. 695 millio11. 6 million n95 m. Flights have arrived in new york, one arrived in illinois yesterday and a flight will arrive in ohio in the next 24 hours. Fema is working in contracting around the world with more than 51 flights. On the subject of ventilators, fema is currently delivering more than 400 ventilators to michigan, 302 new jersey, 152 louisiana, 50 ventilat