Powers. Protesters there angry at whitmers decision to extend the states stayathome orders until the middle of next month. Meanwhile, in states like georgia the governor there allowing gyms, hair salons, that to too parlors and some other tattoo parlors and some other nonessential buzzes to reopen businesses to reopen. A number of virusrelated elements to report to you. We begin with the death toll in this country. The chinese coronavirus has now killed more than 50,000 americans and infected almost 900,000 nationwide. More federal help is on the way for Small Business and their workers, and more money for hospitals and testing. President trump has just signed that mammoth 484 billion relief package that will give more Financial Support to struggling Small Businesses across america. The relief package provides 310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, 60 billion for disaster loans, 75 billion for hospitals, 25 billion for more testing. During todays signing event the oval office
Gov. Bel edwards good afternoon. Thank you for being here. This will serve as the briefing on the Severe Weather that was and mynced yesterday Daily Briefing on covid19. Local to thank all of the officials who joined us today. I know we have mayor Stacy Albritton mitchell and other elected officials including senator katrina jackson, senator jay morris, representative mike echols. We also have representative jones, i think. We do, right there. It is good to see you, fred. After i speak you will hear from congressman ralph abraham. We also have with us, as i have aen every day in baton rouge, doctor from the department of health and he can answer specific questions when it comes to covid19 testing and other things related to the coronavirus. We just completed a tour of some of the tornado damage across north louisiana. Tornadoese two confirmed. Thatain one was an ef to had a wind speed up to 120 miles per hour. I want to thank everyone for wearing a mask. It is critically important you
Amgen, genentech, gilead, regeneron, four of the greatest in the world for doing exactly what theyre doing. And currently 10 different therapeutic agents are in active trials an some are looking incredibly successful we have to go through a process. It will be a fairly quick process, i tell you based on what the fda told me. 15 are in plans for clinical trials. Theyre advancing rapidly. A Second Company announced that the fda authorized it is vaccine candidate to begin clinical trials. Johnson johnson is already there. I believe theyre the one thats first and now we have a Second Company that Just Announced and we were just, was just approved. So we have two companies at that level, for the vaccine itself. We have you no performed 100, well, if you think of this, 1. 79 million tests. That is one million, 790,000 tests nationwide. I think were going to put up a screen here someplace that theyre on cue, just on cue. And here it is. This is the process starting on 5 march and ending right
Entrant, new jersey, Governor Phil Murphy announce an extended grace period for payments of health, dental, home, and Life Insurance policies. He also provided an update on confirmed covid19 cases in new jersey and answer questions about social distancing for Health Questions public use of face masks. Good afternoon, everyone. Im honored to be joined other woman on my right, who needs no introduction, commissioner of the department of health. To her right, state Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program coordinator dr. Lisa mccue. Great to have you back. To my farleft, colonel pat callahan. Im particularly honored to be joined by the guy to my left, of whom i moving van, congressman andy kim. Has been a leader fighting for what New Jerseyans need from the federal government. I know we can count on his voice as we continue our push for mush muchneeded and significant federal assistance. Andy, great to happy with us, looking well, by the way. Lets start, as we have done of late, with the n
Regeneron, four of the greatest in the world for doing exactly what theyre doing. And currently 10 different therapeutic agents are in active trials an some are looking incredibly successful we have to go through a process. It will be a fairly quick process, i tell you based on what the fda told me. 15 are in plans for clinical trials. Theyre advancing rapidly. A Second Company announced that the fda authorized it is vaccine candidate to begin clinical trials. Johnson johnson is already there. I believe theyre the one thats first and now we have a Second Company that Just Announced and we were just, was just approved. So we have two companies at that level, for the vaccine itself. We have you no performed 100, well, if you think of this, 1. 79 million tests. That is one million, 790,000 tests nationwide. I think were going to put up a screen here someplace that theyre on cue, just on cue. And here it is. This is the process starting on 5 march and ending right there, right about now, r