Deborah Birx, a lead point person on the coronavirus task force, said they want to bring that guidance to the entire country. The administration is also working with Google to establish a coronavirus testing website to help doctors and patients assess their risk and where they can receive a test. Trump also announced the administration is also trying to work with pharmacies and private entities to establish drive-thru testing sites, something his own Centers for Disease Control head Robert Redfield said only days earlier wasn't necessary. The administration has established a new partnership with private industry to expand testing capabilities, even as the administration faces criticism over a lack of tests for health facilities that need them, the president said.
"No resource will be spared, nothing whatsoever," the president told reporters. On another note, the president announced he's waived all interest on federal student loans for the time being. The president is likely to invoke the Stafford Act, enabling him to increase funding for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) efforts, although the president did not explicitly mention the Stafford Act.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED BY PAST PRESIDENTS CBS FULL
"To unleash the full power of the federal government in this effort today, I am officially declaring a national emergency," the president announced as he stood alongside top administration officials and company CEOs he met with earlier. The announcement comes just before markets close for the week, and as his administration attempts to take more aggressive steps to address the escalating coronavirus crisis.
President Trump declared a national emergency to address the coronavirus, he announced during a Rose Garden press conference on Friday afternoon.
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