This is half an [cameras shuttering] ms. Mcenany good afternoon. I have an announcement for you for hospital funding in the third phase of Coronavirus Relief. The Trump Administration will distribute 12 billion to 395 hospitals across the country that have been hardest hit by the covid19 pandemic. These hospitals have collectively cared for 70 of the 184,000 americans that required hospital inpatient care. 10 billion of the 12 billion will go toward hospitals treating 100 or more covid19 admissions. H. H. S. Is just to bidding an additional 2 billion to these 395 hospitals in proportion to the amount of care they provide top low income and uninsured patients. This is consistent with our effort to ensure americans who need federal government assistance the most receive it. We will be releasing a breakdown of the states receiving this funding and the counties receiving this funding, but new new york, new jersey, and illinois received the most funding by state, while new york, new york, t
I assure you that all of the workers of that group as well as , butting in consolidating today we have announcements to 4, ithat is, effective may am removing the home or work order as a mandatory order. That means it will be voluntary. 6 went into effect on april and will go out of effect on monday. Order to allowhe for outside dining on site at restaurants. To the takeoutn and Delivery Service we had allowed that restricted them back in april. What they will do is follow the guidelines that have been issued by the South Carolina restaurant and lodging association. Guidelines ont of the seats, distance, where menus go, all those things to provide and alert customers as to the cautions being taken and hygiene in thoselemented facilities surrounding the restaurants. Peopleconfident that our are going to be able to implement those guidelines and have good service. Also, i am removing the restrictions we had imposed on hotspotsm rentals from , notably, listed by the cdc. There was a Domes
That school about the research and what this means. The author of spillover, animal infections and the next human pandemic, he will be joining us from montana. 202 the area code and washington, dc. For the eastern time zone. 2027488001 for the pacific and Mountain Time zones. 2027488001 if you are 2027488002 if you are a medical expert. The very latest from Johns Hopkins university and the numbers on this pandemic. Around the world 3. 1 million cases and the death toll exceeding 214,000. Joining us from birmingham, alabama is dr. Michael saag. He is the director for the Infectious Disease division at the university of alabama Birmingham School of medicine. Thank you for being with us. Dr. Saag thank you for having me. Host the timing of this conversation, the breakthrough by the fda, this new drug used for emergency purposes. Your school and institution, part of the research. How significant is this . Dr. Saag this is an important breakthrough because it has proof of concept in inhibit
And for those in the mountain and pacific time zone. We also want to hear from medical professionals. We come to you from my home to your home. We begin as we always do with the very latest from john hopkins university, and the number on this pandemic. Around the world, 3. 1 million cases. And the death toll now exceeding 214,000. Joining us from birmingham, alabama is dr. Michael sack, the director of Infectious Disease division at Birmingham School of medicine. Its also a professor. Thank you for being with us. Guest thank you for having me. Mike and the timing of this conversation, new drug use for emergency purposes, part of the research. Just how significant is this . Guest this is a very important breakthrough, mostly because it has proof of concept in inhibiting the virus directly, which translates into clinical benefit. Havent seen anything like that before, so its a definite step in the right direction. Mike weve been hearing the term this is done at lightning speed. Just a qu
Know, is may 1ou . Good target it is a target and we are hopeful about it, but i think it is too early to be able to tell. We see light at the end of the tunnel. We see the incredible resiliency of the American People with respect to social distancing, handwashing, and all the mitigation factors. That gives me great hope. It is too early for us to say whether may 1 is that day. More to come as we learn more information and as landing chris needs. A special evening edition of washington journal on the federal response to the coronavirus crisis. Join us at 8 00 a. M. Eastern with doctored entry anthony fauci. A member of the White House Coronavirus task force. At the michael, director university of alabama alabama in Birmingham School of medicine on the fight against the coronavirus and his own from thee recovering disease. Join the conversation on washington journal prime time. Monday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. As christians around the can doocus on holy we with coronavirus,