Dr. Anthony Fauci to DavidMuir on if America has enough ventilators: “If you have a situation like they have in Italy, I don’t think any country or any preparation in the world would be able to be adequate to have the equipment that you need.”
Asked if this was"the new normal until the height of summer," Trump replied:"We'll see what happens. But they think August, it could be July, could be longer than that."
Asked,"Are you considering instituting a nationwide lockdown, a nationwide quarantine? There are still some questions about that,' Trump then responded: "We're not thinking in terms of recession. We are thinking in terms of the virus," Trump said."I think there is a tremendous pent-up demand both in terms of the stock market and in terms of the economy and once this goes away. Once it goes through and we are done with that, you're going to see a tremendous surge."Labeling the coronavirus an"invisible enemy," the president said he doesn't ultimately determine what makes a recession.
"If they can get them faster by getting them on their own -- in other words, go through a supply chain that they may have because, you know, the governors during normal times, the governors buy a lot of things -- not necessarily through federal government," Trump said. A stretch of Interstate 8 is empty as a sign encourages hand washing on March 15, 2020 in San Diego, Calif.Tune into ABC News Live at noon EDT every weekday for the latest news, context and analysis on the novel coronavirus, with the full ABC News team where we will try to answer your questions about the virus.President Trump and the coronavirus task force issue new, stricter guidelines
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