VP Mike Pence will lead the U.S. response to coronavirus, Pres. Trump announced at a White House news conference. Because of steps the administration has already taken, Trump said, 'The risk to the American people remains very low.'
Trump told reporters at a news conference Wednesday evening he was not labeling Pence a"czar."
"I think every aspect of our society should be prepared," including schools, he said,"just in case." But, he added,"We don't think we'll be there."Trump noted that tens of thousands of people in the United States die every year from influenza, and that coronavirus -- so far -- had not nearly approached that level."There's a chance it won't spread, too. And there's a chance it will.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump holds a document as he gives a news conference at the White House in Washington, Feb. 26, 2020.That appeared to contrast with remarks the president made at a press conference in New Delhi earlier in the day, when he said the situation was"under control" and that it was a"problem that's going to go away."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday morning he's preparing a detailed Democratic request for emergency coronavirus funding totaling $8.5 billion. It's expected to be finalized Wednesday and sent to appropriators. CDC Director Anthony Fauci said that since a potential vaccine would take a year and a half to develop, in order to contain the virus in the short term, the focus had to remain on public health measures.Anne Schuchat, the CDC's principal deputy director, encouraged people to prepare.
Trump acknowledged coronavirus had played a role, but he also said investors' fears of a Democrat winning the presidency this year had contributed, too.
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