Trump says will invoke defense production act

(Updated - March 18, 2020 12:20 PM EDT)

(Updated - March 18, 2020 12:18 PM EDT)

(Updated - March 18, 2020 12:11 PM EDT)

(Updated - March 18, 2020 12:08 PM EDT)

Trump Begins Coronavirus Press Briefing

• Trump says will invoke defense production act
• FEMA is activated in every region at highest level
• hospital ship deployed to New York
• will pick destination on west coast for second ship
• working on "self swab" for coronavirus
• working on exciting things with FDA, discussing them later
• will be meeting with nurses
• HUD suspends foreclosures, evictions through April
• Trump compares virus to WWII, says it's our time
• Pence says cases in all 50 states
• people without symptoms shouldn't be tested
• HHS to allow all doctors to practices across state lines
• Concerning reports about ill young people in Italy, looking at the information
• calls on young people to head warnings
• DOD to make available 5 million N95 masks
• DOD to support virus efforts, protection of country top priority
• U.S. detailed efforts to preserve protective equipment
• Recommends avoiding elective surgeries

You May Also Be Interested In

• Trump: Oil Is Flowing Like Never Before, To Replace 20% Hormuz Cargo Fee With Trade Deals
• Foreign investors bought $132 billion of U.S. securities in May
• Qiagen launches new bloodstream infection panel in Europe