While new cases of COVID-19 in Italy showed some signs of slowing last week, “let us not delude ourselves that we can loosen the containment measures,” Silvio Brusaferro, president of the Italian Institute of Health, said.
Secretary Mike Pompeo announced Thursday evening that the U.S. has made nearly $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian funding available to assist in fighting the global coronavirus outbreak.
These new pledges include nearly $100 million in emergency health assistance, Pompeo announced, saying that “the American people continue to lead in responding to this pandemic.”Rebecca Shabad and Geoff BennettPresident Donald Trump on Thursday night questioned New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's claim that his state needs 30,000 ventilators to treat patients hospitalized with the coronavirus.
Earlier this week, Cuomo said that New York needed 30,000 ventilators to help keep patients who've suffered from severe cases of COVID-19 alive.
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