{"id":96962,"date":"2020-03-14T12:39:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T16:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=96962"},"modified":"2020-03-14T12:39:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T16:39:50","slug":"coronavirus-natl-emergency-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=96962","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Nat\u2019l Emergency, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/em><\/p>\n

Trumps is being proactive on several fronts in combating the Wuhan virus. Along with declaring a National Emergency, he’s pushing for a payroll tax cut, is waiving interest on student loans, and urging the Fed to cut interest rates. He’s also taking advantage of the Russia-Saudi oil war. <\/p>\n

The Trump administration has extended federal resources across the country to help states and hospitals tackle the coronavirus. On Friday, President Trump held a press conference at the White House to declare a national emergency and affirm the administration\u2019s new response efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo unleash the full power of the federal government in this effort, today I am officially declaring a national emergency,\u201d he said. \u201cThe action I am taking will open up access to up to $50 billion\u2026for states, territories and localities in our shared fight against this disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

The national emergency has been declared under the Stafford Act, which will mobilize the federal emergency management agency to quickly provide disaster funds and federal assistance to impacted areas. FEMA will also be deployed to help provide emergency relief and allocate necessary resources to hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn furtherance of the order, I\u2019m urging every state to set up emergency operation centers, effective immediately,\u201d continued President Trump. \u201cI\u2019m also asking every hospital in this country to activate its emergency preparedness plan, so that they can meet the needs of Americans everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

The plan will also provide Telehealth access, which will allow doctors and patients to interact remotely. This will hopefully free-up hospital space and focus treatment on infected patients.<\/p>\n

As part of the plan, hospitals have been temporarily cleared to operate without obtaining certain federal telecommunication licenses. This will help them provide quick and more effective care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll remove or eliminate every obstacle necessary to deliver our people the care that they need and that they\u2019re entitled to,\u201d stated President Trump. \u201cNo resource will be spared, nothing whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the president, 1.4 million new tests for the coronavirus will be available next week. 5 million tests will follow next month. Drive-thru tests will be implemented in critical areas.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the entire article here: One American News Network<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump is also ordering the Department of Energy to replenish the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump announced during his press conference on Friday on the coronavirus outbreak that the United States will be replenishing its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to ensure the nation\u2019s energy security.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the price of oil, I\u2019ve also instructed the Secretary of Energy to purchase at a very good price large quantities of crude oil for storage in the U.S. strategic reserve,\u201d Trump said at the press conference in the White House Rose Garden.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More here: Breitbart Link<\/a><\/p>\n

There is a potential Coronavirus Testing Breakthrough, too.<\/p>\n

By CHRIS ARNOLD<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a new test from the giant pharmaceutical company Roche that could represent a major breakthrough.<\/p>\n

The initial test approved by the FDA is complex and requires specialized training and equipment. Until this week, some of the supplies required to do the test had to come from a single company in Germany that couldn’t meet the demand.<\/p>\n

“The big players that normally sell things like the [regular flu] test kits or rapid strep test kits to hospitals, they haven’t had assays authorized yet by FDA,” says Kelly Wroblewski, director of infectious disease programs at the Association of Public Health Laboratories.<\/p>\n

So in other words, the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. and the world haven’t been able to pitch in and help.<\/p>\n

But that just changed in a very big way.<\/p>\n

“We’re very excited to share the news that overnight we got emergency use authorization from the FDA,” says Paul Brown, a senior executive for Roche. He says the company has a new test that’s more simple, and quicker to get results.<\/p>\n

Roche has already begun production while it awaited FDA approval, he says.<\/p>\n

“We have about 400,000 tests that are available for the U.S. market,” Brown says. And he says Roche expects to manufacture about 1.5 million tests per month.<\/p>\n

And Brown says there are about 100 Roche machines already in use across the country, each capable of processing more than of 1,000 tests per day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The entire article here: NPR<\/a><\/p>\n

Stay calm, wash your hands, avoid crowds, and use common sense. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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