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Flanked by members of the Coronavirus Task Force, President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on the latest development of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. at the White House, March 20, 2020, in Washington."The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is exercising its authority under Title 42 of the U.S. Code to give Customs and Border Protection the tools it needs to prevent the virus coming through the northern and southern borders," he continued.
"We'll be stronger than ever before, and we have learned a lot about relying on other countries. Some good things came out of it and some not so good things came out of it." Trump said."I would like to invite our team to provide information on the new measures of the viral spread of our borders." "This order applies to persons coming from Mexico and Canada who are seeking into the country illegally and normally are held in a congregate setting like a Custom and Border Protection," Azar continued."We are talking about significant numbers of illegal immigrants."
Flanked by members of the Coronavirus Task Force, President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on the latest development of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. at the White House, March 20, 2020, in Washington, DC.After the FDA walked back Trump's comments Thursday that a drug was already approved to treat COVID-19, Fauci was asked if there has been some promise with hydroxchloroquine.
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