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Nice twatter thread laying out response to Coronavirus.

January

⚠️ THREAD: President @realDonaldTrump took decisive action from the beginning to protect Americans from the Chinese coronavirus.

While Democrats & the media were obsessed with impeachment, President Trump was focused on Americans' health.

Check out the timeline:

January 6: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for Wuhan, China due to the spreading coronavirus

January 7: The CDC established a coronavirus incident management system to better share and respond to information about the virus

January 11: The CDC issued a Level I travel health notice for Wuhan, China

January 17: The CDC began implementing public health entry screening at the 3 U.S. airports that received the most travelers from Wuhan – San Francisco, New York JFK, and Los Angeles

January 20: Dr Fauci announces the National Institutes of Health is already working on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus

January 21: The CDC activated its emergency operations center to provide ongoing support to the coronavirus response

January 23: The CDC sought a “special emergency authorization” from the FDA to allow states to use its newly developed coronavirus test

January 27: The CDC issued a level III travel health notice urging Americans to avoid all nonessential travel to China due to the coronavirus

January 29: The White House announced the formation of the Coronavirus Task Force to help monitor and contain the spread of the virus and provide updates to the President

January 31: The Trump Administration:

👉Declared the coronavirus a public health emergency

👉Announced Chinese travel restrictions

👉Suspended entry into the United States for foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting the coronavirus.

January 31: The Department of Homeland Security took critical steps to funnel all flights from China into just 7 domestic U.S. airports

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February

February 3: The CDC had a team ready to travel to China to obtain critical information on the novel coronavirus, but were in the U.S. awaiting permission to enter by the Chinese government

February 4: President Trump vowed in his State of the Union Address to “take all necessary steps” to protect Americans from the coronavirus

February 6: The CDC began shipping CDC-Developed test kits for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus to U.S. and international labs

February 9: The White House Coronavirus Task Force briefed governors from across the nation at the National Governors’ Association Meeting in Washington

February 11: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expanded a partnership with Janssen Research & Development to “expedite the development” of a coronavirus vaccine

February 12: The U.S. shipped test kits for the 2019 novel coronavirus to approximately 30 countries who lacked the necessary reagents and other materials

The CDC was prepared to travel to China but had yet to receive permission from the Chinese government

February 14: The CDC began working with five labs to conduct “community-based influenza surveillance” to study and detect the spread of coronavirus

February 18: HHS announced it would engage with Sanofi Pasteur in an effort to quickly develop a coronavirus vaccine and to develop treatment for coronavirus infections

February 24: The Trump Administration sent a letter to Congress requesting at least $2.5 billion to help combat the spread of the coronavirus

February 26: President Trump discussed coronavirus containment efforts with Indian PM Modi and updated the press on his Administration’s containment efforts in the U.S. during his state visit to India

February 29: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed certified labs to develop and begin testing coronavirus testing kits while reviewing pending applications

February 29: The Trump Administration:

👉Announced a level 4 travel advisory to areas of Italy and South Korea

👉Barred all travel to Iran

👉Barred the entry of foreign citizens who visited Iran in the last 14 days

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March

March 3: The CDC lifted federal restrictions on coronavirus testing to allow any American to be tested for coronavirus, “subject to doctor’s orders.”

‼️ The White House announced President Trump donated his fourth quarter salary to fight the coronavirus!

March 4: The Trump Administration announced the purchase of $500 million N95 respirators over the next 18 months to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus

March 4: Secretary Azar announced that HHS was transferring $35 million to the CDC to help state and local communities that have been impacted most by the coronavirus

March 6: President Trump signed an $8.3 billion bill to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

The bill provides $7.76 billion to federal, state, & local agencies to combat the coronavirus and authorizes an additional $500 million in waivers for Medicare telehealth restrictions

March 9: President Trump called on Congress to pass a payroll tax cut over coronavirus

March 10: President Trump and VP Pence met with top health insurance companies and secured a commitment to waive co-pays for coronavirus testing

March 11: President Trump:

👉Announced travel restrictions on foreigners who had visited Europe in the last 14 days

👉Directed the Small Business Administration to issue low-interest loans to affected small businesses and called on congress to increase this fund by $50bil

👉Directed the Treasury Department to defer tax payments for affected individuals & businesses, & provide $200 billion in “additional liquidity”

👉Met with American bankers at the White House to discuss coronavirus

March 13: President Trump declared a national emergency in order to access $42 billion in exiting funds to combat the coronavirus

March 13: President Trump announced:

👉 Public-private partnerships to open up drive-through testing collection sites

👉A pause on interest payments on federal student loans

👉An order to the Department of Energy to purchase oil for the strategic petroleum reserve

March 13: The Food & Drug Administration:

👉Granted Roche AG an emergency approval for automated coronavirus testing kits

👉Issued an emergency approval to Thermo Fisher for a coronavirus test within 24 hours of receiving the request

March 13: HHS announced funding for the development of two new rapid diagnostic tests, which would be able to detect coronavirus in approximately 1 hour

March 14: The Coronavirus Relief Bill passed the House of Representatives.

The Trump Administration announced the European travel ban will extend to the UK and Ireland

March 15: President Trump held a phone call with over two dozen grocery store executives to discuss on-going demand for food and other supplies.

HHS announced it is projected to have 1.9 million COVID-19 tests available in 2,000 labs this week

March 15: Google announced a partnership with the Trump Administration to develop a website dedicated to coronavirus education, prevention, & local resources.

All 50 states were contacted through FEMA to coordinate “federally-supported, state-led efforts” to end coronavirus

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March cont

March 16: President Trump:

👉Held a tele-conference with governors to discuss coronavirus preparedness and response

👉Participated in a call with G7 leaders who committed to increasing coordination in response to the coronavirus and restoring global economic confidence

👉Announced that the first potential vaccine for coronavirus has entered a phase one trial in a record amount of time

👉Announced “15 days to slow the spread” coronavirus guidance

March 16: The FDA announced empowering states to authorize tests developed and used by labs in their states.

Asst. Secretary for Health confirmed the availability of 1 million coronavirus tests, and projected 2 million tests available the next week and 5 million the following

March 17: President Trump announced:

👉CMS expands tele-health benefits for Medicare beneficiaries

👉Relevant Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act penalties will not be enforced

👉The Army Corps of Engineers is on ”standby” to assist federal & state govts

March 17: President Trump spoke to fast food executives from Wendy’s, McDonald’s and Burger King to discuss drive-thru services recommended by CDC

March 17: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin met with lawmakers to discuss stimulus measures to relieve the economic burden of coronavirus on certain industries, businesses, and American workers

March 17: Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a partnership between USDA, Baylor University, McLane Global, and Pepsi Co. to provide one million meals per weak to rural children in response to widespread school closures

March 17: The Treasury Department:

👉Contributed $10bil through the economic stabilization fund to the Federal Reserve’s commercial paper funding facility

👉Deferred $300 billion in tax payments for 90 days without penalty, up to $1mil for individuals & $10mil for business

March 17: The Department of Defense announced it will make available to HHS up to five million respirator masks and 2,000 ventilators

March 18: President Trump announced:

👉Temporary closure of the U.S.-Canada border to non-essential traffic

👉Plans to invoke the Defense Production Act in order to increase the number of necessary supplies needed to combat coronavirus

👉FEMA has been activated in every region at its highest level of response

👉The U.S. Navy will deploy USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy hospital ships

👉All foreclosures and evictions will be suspended for a period of time

March 18: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed:

👉 1 million masks are now immediately available

👉 The Army Corps of Engineers is in NY consulting on how to best assist state officials

March 18: HHS temporarily suspended a regulation that prevents doctors from practicing across state lines

March 18: President Trump spoke to:

👉Doctors, physicians, and nurses on the front lines containing the spread of coronavirus

👉130 CEOs of the Business Roundtable to discuss on-going public-private partnerships in response to the coronavirus pandemic

March 19: President Trump Announced:

👉Very encouraging progress shown by anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine for fighting coronavirus

👉Carnival Cruise Lines will make ships available for use as hospitals in impacted areas to use for non-coronavirus patients

March 19: Vice President Pence announced tens of thousands of ventilators have been identified that can be converted to treat patients

The State Department issued a global level 4 health advisory, telling Americans to avoid all international travel due to coronavirus

March 19: President Trump directed FEMA to take the lead on the Federal Government’s coronavirus response & visited FEMA HQ with Vice President Pence for a video call with Governors

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March end

March 20: The U.S. and Mexico agreed to mutually restrict nonessential cross-border traffic

March 20: Secretary Mnuchin announced at the direction of President Trump that tax day will be moved from April 15 to July 15 for all taxpayers and businesses

March 20: President Trump:

👉Spoke with Sen. Schumer about coronavirus response & stimulus measures

👉Held a call with over 12,000 small business owners to discuss relief efforts

👉Announced the CDC will invoke Title 42 to provide border patrol with tools to secure the borders

March 20: The Department of Education announced it will:

👉Not enforce standardized testing requirements for the remainder of the school year

👉Allow federal student loan borrowers to stop payments without penalty for 60 days

March 20: Secretary Azar announced:

👉FEMA is coordinating and assisting coronavirus testing at labs across the country

👉The CDC is suspending all illegal entries to the country based on the public health threat, via Section 362 of the Public Health & Security Act

March 20: Secretary Azar sent a letter to all 50 Governors announcing that the federal government is buying and making available 200,000 testing swabs

March 21: Vice President Pence announced to date over 195,000 Americans tested for coronavirus and have received their results

March 21: The Trump Administration announced HHS placed an order for hundreds of millions of N95 masks through FEMA

March 21: The FDA announced it had given emergency approval to a new coronavirus test that delivers results in hours, with an intended rollout of March 30

March 21: Adm. Giroir confirmed 10 million testing kits had been put into the commercial market from March 2 through March 14

March 22: President Trump approved major disaster declarations for:

👉Washington State

👉California

March 22: President Trump announced:

👉Governors will remain in command of National Guard forces & the federal govt will fund 100% of operations cost

👉He directed the federal govt to provide 4 large federal medical stations with 2,000 beds for CA & 1,000 beds for NY & WA

March 22: President Trump confirmed his administration was working with Peru & Honduras to return Americans stranded in both countries as a result of travel restrictions

March 22: Vice President Pence announced:

👉The testing backlog will be resolved by midweek

👉To date, over 254,000 Americans have been tested for coronavirus and received their results

March 22: President Trump announced that the USNS Mercy will be deployed to Los Angeles

March 22: FEMA issued guidance for tribal governments to seek federal assistance under the President’s emergency declaration