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Mar. 19, 2020 10 min read
⚠ THREAD: President
@realDonaldTrump took decisive action from the beginning to protect Americans from the Chinese cobi19.
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 cobi19
January 7: The CDC established a cobi19 incident management system to better share and respond to information about the bichito
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 cobi19
January 21: The CDC activated its emergency operations center to provide ongoing support to the cobi19 response
January 23: The CDC sought a “special emergency authorization” from the FDA to allow states to use its newly developed cobi19 test
January 27: The CDC issued a level III travel health notice urging Americans to avoid all nonessential travel to China due to the cobi19
January 29: The White House announced the formation of the cobi19 Task Force to help monitor and contain the spread of the bichito and provide updates to the President
January 31: The Trump Administration:
Declared the cobi19 a public health emergency
Announced Chinese travel restrictions
Suspended entry into the United States for foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting the cobi19.
January 31: The Department of Homeland Security took critical steps to funnel all flights from China into just 7 domestic U.S. airports
February 3: The CDC had a team ready to travel to China to obtain critical information on the novel cobi19, 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 cobi19
February 6: The CDC began shipping CDC-Developed test kits for the 2019 Novel cobi19 to U.S. and international labs
February 9: The White House cobi19 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 cobi19 vaccine
February 12: The U.S. shipped test kits for the 2019 novel cobi19 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 cobi19
February 18: HHS announced it would engage with Sanofi Pasteur in an effort to quickly develop a cobi19 vaccine and to develop treatment for cobi19 infections
February 24: The Trump Administration sent a letter to Congress requesting at least $2.5 billion to help combat the spread of the cobi19
February 26: President Trump discussed cobi19 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 cobi19 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
March 3: The CDC lifted federal restrictions on cobi19 testing to allow any American to be tested for cobi19, “subject to doctor’s orders.”
‼ The White House announced President Trump donated his fourth quarter salary to fight the cobi19!
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 cobi19
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 cobi19
March 6: President Trump signed an $8.3 billion bill to fight the cobi19 outbreak.
The bill provides $7.76 billion to federal, state, & local agencies to combat the cobi19 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 cobi19
March 10: President Trump and VP Pence met with top health insurance companies and secured a commitment to waive co-pays for cobi19 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 cobi19
March 13: President Trump declared a national emergency in order to access $42 billion in exiting funds to combat the cobi19
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 cobi19 testing kits
Issued an emergency approval to Thermo Fisher for a cobi19 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 cobi19 in approximately 1 hour
March 14: The cobi19 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 el bichito-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 cobi19 education, prevention, & local resources.
All 50 states were contacted through FEMA to coordinate “federally-supported, state-led efforts” to end cobi19
March 16: President Trump:
Held a tele-conference with governors to discuss cobi19 preparedness and response
Participated in a call with G7 leaders who committed to increasing coordination in response to the cobi19 and restoring global economic confidence
Announced that the first potential vaccine for cobi19 has entered a phase one trial in a record amount of time
Announced “15 days to slow the spread” cobi19 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 cobi19 tests, and projected 2 million tests available the next week and 5 million the amowing
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 cobi19 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: