Governor and somebody we worked with there he well, incredibly well, the great state of louisiana, i wanted to introduce dr. Blithe adamson. With us for a few months to help us with the ventilator situation. We took over a government where everything was missing. It was all missing in action. She and a group of super geniuses straightened it out to a point where we are helping other countries with ventilators, france, italy, spain, nigeria, spoke to the president of nejra. Many countries are calling us for help with ventilators. It is highly sophisticated. We are doing highquality ventilators. Blithe if you could say a few words . Dr. Adamson i have worked with a strong team from fema, dr. Birx, military, it has been wonderful to see the evidence generation in realtime, learning as fast as we can from what is happening with the epidemic to create mathematical models for these Infectious Diseases to understand the demand for the hospital resources. And to do forecasting for states like
Families and businesses impacted by the economic shutdown as a result of the coronavirus. It is friday, march 27, and this is a prime time addition of washington journal. The u. S. Conference of mayors reporting 200 cities report a dire need for facemasks, ventilators and medical equipment. The president today formally invoking the defense production act to require General Motors to produce more ventilators. In miami, the first curfew taking effect at 10 00 p. M. Tonight. Residents told to stay home until 5 00 a. M. , some of the developing as this pandemic spreads coast to coast. We want to focus tonight on the impact it is having on Grocery Stores of the food supply and the Restaurant Industry. For the first halfhour here are 2027488000. S, and if you are a grocery worker or employed by a grocery tour Grocery Store chain, 2027488002. And also at facebook. Com cspan. A lot to talk about the next hour and we thank you for joining us for this evening addition of washington journal. Two
The viruss global spread and confirmed cases in the u. S. County by county. Our coronavirus webpages youre fast and easy way to watch cspans unfiltered coverage of this pandemic. Good evening, the house today passed and the president signed a 2. 2 trillion emergency stimulus bill to help families and businesses impacted by the economic shutdown as the result of the coronavirus. Friday, march 27. Nearly 200 cities, reporting a dire need for taste masked, ventilators, and other medical equipment, in part because of that, the president today invoking ormally invoking the defense production act to require General Motors to produce mo miami, the firstever curfew taking place at 10 00 p. M. Tonight. Developing as this pandemic spreads coast to coast. We want to focus tonight on the impact it is having on Grocery Stores of the food supply and the Restaurant Industry. For the first halfhour here are 2027488000. S, and if you are a grocery worker or employed by a grocery tour Grocery Store chai
Vice president pence gave an update on the coronavirus with members of the White House Task force. They talked about increased testing, the level of risk for most americans, and actions the government might take to ease the Financial Burdens caused by the outbreak. Vice president pence we just completed a meeting of the White House Coronavirus task force. I couldnt be more proud of the efforts of the men and women standing behind me and those standing behind them. President trump sent from early on this would be a whole of government approach, and today gives evidence of the fact that it is a whole of america approach. We are bringing the full resources of the federal government and full resources of this great economy and our great business sector to bear in protecting the American People and american families. A few updates from today. As we continue to expand testing availability across the country testing is available at all state labs and by the end of the week there will be 4 mil
House Coronavirus Task force. I couldnt be more proud of the efforts of the men and women standing behind me and those standing behind them. President trump sent from early on this would be a whole of government approach, and today gives evidence of the fact that it is a whole of america approach. We are bringing the full resources of the federal government and full resources of this great economy and our great business sector to bear in protecting the American People and american families. A few updates from today. As we continue to expand testing availability across the country testing is available at all state labs and by the end of the week there will be 4 million more tests made available in jurisdictions across the country. One million more are already in place thanks to the work of the labs President Trump brought together yesterday. Lab corps and quest are in the process now of distributing and marketing coronavirus tests all across america, and we are working with straight wit