States have been involved from the beginning but we are stepping it up as much as we can and the testing procedures are going well. Within a short time, the private labs will kick in. It has never been done before and i think it will be incredible if it is done properly. These are great companies, the greatest companies in the world. The states are going to be dealing through themselves and local government, local physicians, local everybody. They are also dealing with us, but we have a tremendous testing policy. Ofare announcing a expansion medicare telehealth. Medicare patients can visit a video without additional cost using facetime and skype. This has not been done before either. Telehealth services for patients , the patient is not seeing the doctor but they are seeing the doctor so there is no getting close. During this time, we will not ipaarce applicable hui penalties. They will not be enforced. We encourage everyone to max if i was use of telehealth to avoid the spread of the
Solution. We want to get rid of it and have as few deaths as possible. You look at whats going on with italy, we dont want to be in a position like that, but much larger because we are a much larger country. I think we have done well, the states have done well. The best thing we can do is get rid of the virus. Lou President Trump trying to lessen the effect on americans from the wuhan virus to send cash directly to American Workers who are finding themselves unable to work. The country is very strong. We have never been so strong. We dont want with this invisible enemy, we dont want airlines going out of business and people losing their jobs and not having money to live when they were doing very well just a few weeks ago. We are going big and thats the way everybody seems to like it on the hill. Lou it includes the defense department. The defense secretary announced the u. S. Military will provide 5 million rest brino receipts rat. The pentagon preparing two ships to be sent to possibl
Invoking the defense production act in case we need it. It can do a lot of good things if we need it. Well have it all completed, signing it in just a little while of after im finished with this conference. Its prepared to go. Well be invoking the defense production act. Lou President Trump meeting with doctors and nurses at the white house. They committed to an increase in Safety Equipment including masks for healthcare workers. President trump american manufacturers are repurposing factories. One major manufacturer has doubled capacity and we asked Construction Companies to donate unused masks, and they have quite a few of them, the Construction Companies. Who would think that. But they will be donating unused masks. The Defense Department is making millions of masks available for healthcare workers. Lou healthcare workers across the country taking matters into their own hands at the headquarters of the Providence Health system. Workers convening in Conference Rooms where they awwemb
Invoking the defense production act in case we need it. It can do a lot of good things if we need it. Well have it all completed, signing it in just a little while of after im finished with this conference. Its prepared to go. Well be invoking the defense production act. Lou President Trump meeting with doctors and nurses at the white house. They committed to an increase in Safety Equipment including masks for healthcare workers. President trump american manufacturers are repurposing factories. One major manufacturer has doubled capacity and we asked Construction Companies to donate unused masks, and they have quite a few of them, the Construction Companies. Who would think that. But they will be donating unused masks. The Defense Department is making millions of masks available for healthcare workers. Lou healthcare workers across the country taking matters into their own hands at the headquarters of the Providence Health system. Workers convening in Conference Rooms where they awwemb
Front lines in our war against the Global Pandemic and its been something, but were winning and we will win. Its a question of when and i think its going to go quickly. We hope its going to go quickly. I think we all agree. Were glad to be joined by vicepresident mike pence, secretary alex azar, dr. Robert redfield and dr. Deborah birx, thank you for being here. Were using the pull power of government in response to the chinese virus. I declared a state of emergency in disaster release Funds Available which we can use to assist hospitals which as you know we need. I asked states to set up Emergency Operation centers, and hospitals who activate emergency plans and theyve been fully notified. We are urging hospitals to cancel all elective medical procedures, my emergency declaration, allowed nurses and doctors maximum responsibility to respond to the violence and through telehealth nationwide, which is really becoming a big stuff, telehealth. It makes it a lot easier for patients and rea