IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE CORONAVIRUS, WE HAVE A
HOTLINE THAT IS OPEN 24/7.
THIS IS A CBS NEW BREAK-IN.
WE'LL WANT TO GO LIVE NOW WITH
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
VERY COMFORT HERE AND A LOT
OF ROOM.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
YESTERDAY I ANNOUNCED THAT WE
WOULD BE EXTENDING OUR SOCIAL
DISTANCE GUIDELINES THROUGH THE
END OF APRIL THIS IS BASED ON
MODELS THAT THE PEAK OF
FATALITIES WILL NOT ARRIVE FOR
ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.
AND THE SAME MODELS SHOWS BY
VIGOROUS I VIGOROUSLY
FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES, WE
COULD SAVE 1 MILLION AMERICAN
LIVES.
OUR FUTURE IS IN OUR OWN HANDS.
AND THE CHOICES AND SACRIFICES
THAT WE CAN MAKE WILL DETERMINE
THE FATE OF THIS VIRUS AND THE
FATE OF OUR VICTORY.
WE WILL FROM A GREAT VICTORY.
WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.
EVERYONE OF US HAS A ROLE TO
PLAY IN WINNING THIS WAR.
EVERY CITIZEN, FAMILY AND
BUSINESS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN STOPPING THE VIRUS.
THIS IS OUR SHARED PATRIOTIC
DUTY.
THIS IS A VITAL 30 DAYS.
WE'RE PUTTING IT ALL ON THE
LINE, THESE 30 DAYS.
WE HAVE TO GET BACK.
BUT THE MORE THAT WE DEDICATE
OURSELVES TODAY, THE MORE
QUICKLY WE WILL EMOTHER ON THE
OTHER EMERGE ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE CRISIS.
THE MORE WE COMMIT OURSELVES
NOW, THE SOONER THAT WE CAN WIN
THE FIGHT AND RETURN TO OUR
LIVES AND THERE WILL BE GREAT
LIVES, MAYBE BETTER THAN EVER.
TODAY WE REACHED A HISTORIC
MILESTONE IN THE WAR AGAINST
THE CORONAVIRUS.
OVER 1 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE
NOW BEEN TESTED.
MORE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY BY
FAR.
NOT EVEN CLOSE.
AND TESTED ACCURATELY.
I THINK WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO
IS ASK THE SECRETARY, WHO HAS
DONE A FANTASTIC JOB TO COME UP
AND SAY A FEW WORDS AND SAY
SOMETHING THAT WE REACHED
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN 1
MILLION TESTS.
, , PLEASE.
THANK YOU, ALEX.
THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT AND
MR. VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEADING
THE WHOLE ECONOMY APPROACH TO
TESTING.
AS THE PRESIDENT MENTIONED
TODAY, THE UNITED STATES HIT
MORE THAN 1 MILLION SAMPLES
TESTED, A NUMBER THAT NO OTHER
COUNTRY HAS REACHED.
WE'RE NOW TESTING NEARLY
100,000 SAMPLES A DAY.
ALSO A LEAVE THAT NO OTHER
COUNTRY HAS REACHED.
I WANT TO THANK EVERY PARTNER
THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS
EFFORT.
THAT INCLUDES ALL THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THE FDA AND THE CDC
AND THE COLLECTOR RED FIELD AND
COMMISSIONER HAAN.
THE FDA AND THE CDC HAVE
BALANCED THE NEED OF TESTING
AND THE SCIENTIFIC RIGGER THAT
AMERICANS EXPECT.
AND WORKING WITH THE TESTING
COORDINATOR, THEY HAVE
UNLEASHED THE INGENUITY OF THE
SECTOR AND THE STATE AND LOCAL
LEADERS.
THE HISTORIC APPROACH TO
TESTING.
I WANT TO THANK THE STATE AND
LOCAL LEADER THAT USED THE ON
THE GOUNDOUT RESOURCES AND
KNOWLEDGE TO LEAD TESTING AND
MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE
AMERICANS THAT NEED IT.
I'M GRATEFUL TO FEMA WITH WHOM
WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY TO GET
STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS.
I WANT TO THANK CMS WHERE THEY
HAVE GIVEN HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS, UNPRECEDENTED SCALE
FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT AND
ENSURED THE TESTS WILL BE PAID
FOR.
FINALLY, WE WOULD NOT BE WHERE
WE'RE TODAY WITHOUT THE
AMERICAN MANY AMERICAN
COMPANIES, SCIENTISTS TO
WORKDAY AND NIGHT TO DEVELOP 20
DIFFERENT EMERGENCY TESTING
OPTIONS WITH THE FDA RESPONDING
TO THE AUTHORIZATION TYPICALLY
WITHIN 24 HOURS.
FDA OPENED UP NEW OPTIONS FOR
USING THE AVAILABLE TESTS LIKE
SELF SWABBING AND NEW OPTIONS
FOR AGENTS.
I WANT TO THANK THE FDA AND CDC
FOR THE RESPONSE FOR THE TOOLS
THAT WE NEED.
WE GOT 30 MILLION TABLETS OF
THE TWO POTENTIAL COVID-19
TREATMENTS AND WE AUTHORIZED
THE NEW DECONTAMINATION
MACHINES THAT CAN EACH
STERILIZE N95 MASKS EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT DID
A PART IN GETTING US WHERE WE
ARE TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE ASK DR. HAN TO
COME DR. HAAN TO COME UP.
THE NUMBERS ON TESTING HAVE
BEEN INCREDIBLE YOU . WE HAVE
SOMETHING FROM THE ABBOTT LABS,
WHICH IS A FIVE MINUTE TEST AND
HIGHLY ACCURATE.
I CAN MAYBE SHOW THAT AS WE
LISTEN TO OUR FDA COMMISSIONER
AND THE JOB THAT HE'S DONE AND
THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE THE DRUGS.
WE HAVE IT UNDER TEST WITH
1,100 PEOPLE IN NEW YORK AND IT
WAS ONLY THE FAST APPROVAL BY
THE FDA THAT ALLOWED US TO DO
THAT.
IT WAS A RAPID APPROVAL P
DOCTOR, PLEASE SAY A FEW WORDS.
THIS THE FIRST ONE OF THE LINE
OF THE 5 MINUTE TESTS FROM
ABBOTT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
YOU HAVE BEEN LISTEN ISING
TO THE COVID-19 TASK FORCE.