President Trump on Harvard receiving stimulus relief money: “Harvard should pay that money back. I want Harvard to pay that money back ... I don’t like it. This is meant for workers.”
Here are the latest developments in the government response:
“We are opening up America again. Twenty states, representing 40% of the population have announced that they are making plans and preparations to safely restart their economies in the very near future,” the president said, without providing specifics. “They’re moving along pretty quickly. Three announced today, as you know. And they are going to be doing it safely.”
Trump said he would speak to Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp after the briefing to ask him whether people entering businesses being allowed to reopen, such as nail salons, would be tested. Keno has come under fire for saying some businesses such as bowling alleys, tattoo parlors and barber shops could reopen on Friday.
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx backed the president, saying the information has been given to governors, and it is up to them to make the decisions they feel are right for their states. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, April 21, 2020, in Washington.
The interim deal to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses adds funding to testing and hospitals, and comes on top of a record $2 trillion coronavirus relief law passed by Congress last month. “This pause will be in effect for 60 days,” Trump clarified. “This order will only apply to individuals seeking a permanent residency. In other words, those receiving green cards, big factor, will not apply to those entering on a temporary basis.”He said he would probably sign the order, which he said is still being drafted, on Wednesday.
“We have a very good understanding. We are going to do very significant testing. You know, not everyone wants to do testing. Testing is good in some cases. And in some cases it's not. They think they can do it in a different manner and do it better," Trump said, before bringing it back to Cuomo."We had a great meeting today. The governor and I had a really great meeting.
Later, President Trump said that people needed to continue to socially distance until the virus was gone. People need to"keep away until this thing is gone" and that people needed to socially distance until it's gone, Trump said.
The House is expected to vote on the legislation Thursday, and the president has indicated he would promptly sign it.Largest nurses union in US protests in front of White House for personal protective equipment The union is calling on Congress to include a mandatory emergency temporary standard for health care workers -- mandating they’re provided with PPE -- in its next COVID-19 legislative package, and on President Trump to fully exercise use of the Defense Production Act to produce PPE as he’s done with ventilators.
Registered nurses who are members of National Nurses United, the largest nurses union in the United States, protest in front of the White House, April 21, 2020 in Washington, D.C. The nurses held their protest to draw attention to the tens of thousands of healthcare workers nationwide who have become infected with COVID-19 due to lack of personal protective equipment.
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