"I spoke to the president about the ship coming up and the four sites, I didn't speak to him about any quarantine. I don't even know what that means," Cuomo said, according to the New York Times. "I don't know how that could be legally enforceable, and from a medical point of view, I don't know what you would be accomplishing...I don't like the sound of it."
"We've had great success over the last month. We've - as you know, the millions and millions of pieces of equipment have been delivered successfully by us - purchased and delivered. And we've made it available to the states. And the governors have been very gracious for the most part, I would say. There are a couple that aren't appreciative of the incredible job. They have to do a better job themselves; that's part of the problem," Trump said.
"But, generally speaking, I have to tell you the governors have been great. I just spoke to the governor of New Jersey, Gov. Murphy, and he's very thankful. And Gov. Cuomo has been very nice," Trump added. "They've - they've really appreciated, I think, what the federal government has done. You look at the hospitals that are being built all over the country by the Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA; it's been really incredible. Nobody has seen - they'll build hospitals in two or three days - portable hospitals."
During the briefing, Trump announced he was invoking the Defense Production Act and told General Motors to mass produce ventilators. "Ventilators are a big deal and we've delivered thousands of them. And oftentimes, you don't need ventilators very much. Hospitals don't have very many. And now we're - turning out that we have to produce large numbers."
However, Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of two medical experts on the White House coronavirus task force, has said that there's no way to predict the timeline of the virus, especially when you consider the devastating effect it is having in New York.
At yesterday's briefing, Trump said he would advise that people might need to wait a little longer.
COVID-19 has been declared a global pandemic. Go to the CDC website for the latest information on symptoms, prevention, and other resources.
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