Senior adviser Jared Kushner made his first appearance at a White House coronavirus task force briefing on Thursday and took to the podium to praise his father-in-law’s response to the pandemic.
Vice President Mike Pence says government advisory on masks, facial coverings coming in next few days
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discusses details for economic relief during the daily coronavirus response briefing as Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza listens at the White House in Washington, April 2, 2020.Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced at Thursday's White House briefing that relief payments -- as much as $1,200 per person -- would now start to be sent out in two weeks -- faster than originally planned.
“Moments ago, I directed [HHS] Secretary Azar and Acting [DHS] Secretary Wolf to use any and all available authority under the Defense Production Act to ensure that domestic manufacturers have the supplies they need to produce ventilators for patients with severe cases of C-O-V-I-D 19,” Trump said, emphasizing each letter. “You know what that is, right? It's become a very famous term. C-O-V-I-D.
Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington. Trump, criticized for the federal government not providing desperately needed medical equipment, continued to insist that the federal government is a"backup" for the states on procurement and continued to blame states for not stocking up before the pandemic.
"The White House coronavirus task force is working on a proposal for the president to use some of the $100 billion that we are making available to hospitals to compensate the hospitals directly for any coronavirus treatment that they provide to uninsured Americans," Pence said."The president has made it very clear, we don't want any American to worry about the cost of getting a test where the cost of getting treatment.
Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington."The most important thing is the social distancing and washing your hands. And we don't want people to get an artificial sense of protection because they are behind a mask," Birx said."Remember, your eyes are not in the masks.
FEMA has requested that the Department of Defense make available 100,000 body bags to assist state health agencies with mortuary affairs. The request comes as the White House revealed this week that 100,000 deaths is"best-case scenario" for Americans facing the pandemic."The Department of Defense and the Defense Logistics Agency have a longstanding arrangement with FEMA to procure key commodities from DLA's industrial partners during crisis response operations," said Lt.
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