THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW AND NO RIGHT NOW.

AND NO RIGHT NOW. >> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THE

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW IS

AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW IS THAT ACCORDING TO ALL OF OUR

THAT ACCORDING TO ALL OF OUR EXPERTS, WHO RISK CONTRACTING

EXPERTS, WHO RISK CONTRACTING THE CORONAVIRUS REMAINS LOW.

THE CORONAVIRUS REMAINS LOW. NEVERTHELESS, BEGINNING IN

NEVERTHELESS, BEGINNING IN JANUARY, PRESIDENTIAL ACTION,

JANUARY, PRESIDENTIAL ACTION, SUSPENDING ALL TRAVEL FROM

SUSPENDING ALL TRAVEL FROM CHINA, QUARANTINED AMERICANS WHO

CHINA, QUARANTINED AMERICANS WHO CAME HOME.

CAME HOME. WE’VE ESTABLISHED SCREENING IN

WE’VE ESTABLISHED SCREENING IN ITALY AND SOUTH KOREA WHILE WE

ITALY AND SOUTH KOREA WHILE WE PUT TRAVEL ADVISORIES ON AREAS

PUT TRAVEL ADVISORIES ON AREAS OF THOSE COUNTRIES OUR FOCUS IS

OF THOSE COUNTRIES OUR FOCUS IS SPECIFICALLY NOW.

SPECIFICALLY NOW. I’M PUTTING THE HEALTH AND

I’M PUTTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF AMERICANS FIRST.

SAFETY OF AMERICANS FIRST. WE HAVE OVER 100 AMERICANS WHO

WE HAVE OVER 100 AMERICANS WHO CONTRACTED THE DISEASE, MOST ARE

CONTRACTED THE DISEASE, MOST ARE RECOVERING AND DOING WELL.

RECOVERING AND DOING WELL. I’LL MEET WITH THE GOVERNMENT

I’LL MEET WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND INTRA- STATE OF WASHINGTON

AND INTRA- STATE OF WASHINGTON HAS ALL THEY NEED TO CONFRONT

HAS ALL THEY NEED TO CONFRONT TRAJAN CASES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

TRAJAN CASES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE

CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE READY THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP

READY THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP THIS PRESIDENT, THE DEDICATION

THIS PRESIDENT, THE DEDICATION OF OUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

OF OUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AT EVERY LEVEL AND THE

AT EVERY LEVEL AND THE DEDICATION OF GOVERNORS THE

DEDICATION OF GOVERNORS THE COUNTRY, IT’S ALL ANNE’S ON DECK

COUNTRY, IT’S ALL ANNE’S ON DECK APPROACH.

APPROACH. IT’S GOING TO STAY THAT WAY

IT’S GOING TO STAY THAT WAY UNTIL WE FIND A WAY TO TREAT THE

UNTIL WE FIND A WAY TO TREAT THE CORONAVIRUS.

CORONAVIRUS. >> THE COORDINATION, THE

>> THE COORDINATION, THE PRESIDENT CHOSE YOU BECAUSE OF

PRESIDENT CHOSE YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE AND

YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE COUNTRY.

KNOWLEDGE OF THE COUNTRY. THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FIRST

THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS, THE HEALTHCARE

RESPONDERS, THE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND THE STATE

FACILITIES AND THE STATE GOVERNORS AS WELL.

GOVERNORS AS WELL. IS THAT GOING AS YOU WANT IT?

IS THAT GOING AS YOU WANT IT? >> IT IS.

>> IT IS. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THING IN

IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THING IN RESPONSE TO THE RISE.

RESPONSE TO THE RISE. REACH OUT TO GOVERNORS IN THE

REACH OUT TO GOVERNORS IN THE STATE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND

STATE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND HAVE CORONAVIRUS CASES.

HAVE CORONAVIRUS CASES. MONDAY THE STATE GOVERNORS AND

MONDAY THE STATE GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS OF THREE TERRITORIES

GOVERNORS OF THREE TERRITORIES TO ASSURE THEM THAT WE

TO ASSURE THEM THAT WE UNDERSTAND, THIS PRESIDENT

UNDERSTAND, THIS PRESIDENT UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE FOUR

UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE FOUR FULL RESOURCES ARE BEING BROUGHT

FULL RESOURCES ARE BEING BROUGHT TO THIS, WE KNOW IT’S STATE

TO THIS, WE KNOW IT’S STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS AND LOCAL

HEALTH OFFICIALS AND LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS AND INCREDIBLE

HEALTH OFFICIALS AND INCREDIBLE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON THE FRONT

HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES.

LINES. THAT’S THE REASON WHY WE’VE BEEN

THAT’S THE REASON WHY WE’VE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY TO MAKE MASKS

WORKING TIRELESSLY TO MAKE MASKS AVAILABLE AND GLOVES AVAILABLE.

AVAILABLE AND GLOVES AVAILABLE. I’LL BE TRAVELING TO MINNESOTA

I’LL BE TRAVELING TO MINNESOTA TOMORROW, STOPPING AT 3M WHERE

TOMORROW, STOPPING AT 3M WHERE CONGRESS IS COMPLETING THEIR

CONGRESS IS COMPLETING THEIR WORK OVER THE NEXT WEEK ON A

WORK OVER THE NEXT WEEK ON A FUNDING BILL, WE ARE GOING TO

FUNDING BILL, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE CONTRACT FOR AND

MAKE SURE WE CONTRACT FOR AND MAKE AVAILABLE THE KIND OF MASKS

MAKE AVAILABLE THE KIND OF MASKS AND GLOVES AND I ACTION SO

AND GLOVES AND I ACTION SO HEALTHCARE WORKERS CAN BE THERE

HEALTHCARE WORKERS CAN BE THERE FOR WHATEVER IMPACT THE

FOR WHATEVER IMPACT THE CORONAVIRUS HAS.

CORONAVIRUS HAS. LOU: THE VACCINE, THE DISCUSSION

LOU: THE VACCINE, THE DISCUSSION OF VACCINES, ANTIVIRALS, THE

OF VACCINES, ANTIVIRALS, THE PRESIDENT MAKE THEIR TO BE

PRESIDENT MAKE THEIR TO BE MOVING RAPIDLY TO PRODUCE IT FOR

MOVING RAPIDLY TO PRODUCE IT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE KNOW WE ARE

AT THE SAME TIME, WE KNOW WE ARE EXTRAORDINARILY DEPENDENT UPON

EXTRAORDINARILY DEPENDENT UPON CHINA FOR INGREDIENTS IN

CHINA FOR INGREDIENTS IN PHARMACEUTICALS, ABOUT THAT

PHARMACEUTICALS, ABOUT THAT DEPENDENCY AND WHAT KIND OF

DEPENDENCY AND WHAT KIND OF OBSTACLE IS IT FOR US?

OBSTACLE IS IT FOR US? >> THE PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED IN

>> THE PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED IN JANUARY GOVERNMENT APPROACH WHAT

JANUARY GOVERNMENT APPROACH WHAT HE ASKED ME TO DO WAS TO MAKE

HE ASKED ME TO DO WAS TO MAKE SURE CLOSE A WHOLE AND AMERICA.

SURE CLOSE A WHOLE AND AMERICA. EARLIER THIS WEEK, HE HAD ALL

EARLIER THIS WEEK, HE HAD ALL THE LEADERS OF THE

THE LEADERS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES COME IN

PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES COME IN TO THE CABINET ROOM, WE TALKED

TO THE CABINET ROOM, WE TALKED ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF

ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICINE FOR AMERICA’S WE HAVE

MEDICINE FOR AMERICA’S WE HAVE ENCOURAGING NEWS.

ENCOURAGING NEWS. PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES HAVE

PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES HAVE NOT FORMED A CONSTRUCTION TO

NOT FORMED A CONSTRUCTION TO SHARE INFORMATION IN THE

SHARE INFORMATION IN THE DEVELOPING, NOT JUST VACCINES,

DEVELOPING, NOT JUST VACCINES, WE THINK A VACCINE WILL BE A

WE THINK A VACCINE WILL BE A CLINICAL TRIAL IN SIX WEEKS,

CLINICAL TRIAL IN SIX WEEKS, AVAILABLE TO THE REPUBLICAN

AVAILABLE TO THE REPUBLICAN PUBLIC IN A YEAR END HALF, BUT

PUBLIC IN A YEAR END HALF, BUT LONG BEFORE THAT, THERAPEUTICS,

LONG BEFORE THAT, THERAPEUTICS, MEDICINES PEOPLE CAN TAKE TO GET

MEDICINES PEOPLE CAN TAKE TO GET RELIEF, WE THINK THAT COULD

RELIEF, WE THINK THAT COULD LITERALLY BE AVAILABLE IN A

LITERALLY BE AVAILABLE IN A MATTER OF MUCH.

MATTER OF MUCH. THE PHARMACEUTICAL ELEMENT ".

THE PHARMACEUTICAL ELEMENT ". WE HAD MEETINGS TODAY WITH THE

WE HAD MEETINGS TODAY WITH THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY, NURSING HOME

AIRLINE INDUSTRY, NURSING HOME LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND I

LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND I JUST CAME FROM A VERY IMPORTANT

JUST CAME FROM A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING WITH THE TOP CEOS OF

MEETING WITH THE TOP CEOS OF COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES IN THIS

COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES IN THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE WHILE TESTING IS

COUNTRY BECAUSE WHILE TESTING IS AVAILABLE NOW, STATE HEALTH

AVAILABLE NOW, STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN ADMINISTER

DEPARTMENT CAN ADMINISTER CORONAVIRUS TESTS, UNIVERSITIES

CORONAVIRUS TESTS, UNIVERSITIES CAN DO A TEST THERE.

CAN DO A TEST THERE. WE HAVE 1.5 MILLION TESTS GOING

WE HAVE 1.5 MILLION TESTS GOING OUT IN 25 TEST KIT THIS WEEK TO

OUT IN 25 TEST KIT THIS WEEK TO GET CORONAVIRUS TESTS TO YOUR

GET CORONAVIRUS TESTS TO YOUR LOCAL DOCTOR, TO YOUR GOOGLE CBS

LOCAL DOCTOR, TO YOUR GOOGLE CBS OR MED CHEST, WE NEED

OR MED CHEST, WE NEED LABORATORIES TO WORK AND

LABORATORIES TO WORK AND LITERALLY, JUST MOMENTS AGO, I

LITERALLY, JUST MOMENTS AGO, I WAS INFORMED OUR COMMERCIAL

WAS INFORMED OUR COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES HAVE ALSO FORMED A

LABORATORIES HAVE ALSO FORMED A CONSTRUCTION, THEY’LL WORK

CONSTRUCTION, THEY’LL WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO RULE TESTING

CLOSELY TOGETHER TO RULE TESTING OUT BY THE THOUSANDS OF

OUT BY THE THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL TESTS WITHIN THE NEXT

ADDITIONAL TESTS WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK AND LITERALLY, WE WANT THIS

WEEK AND LITERALLY, WE WANT THIS TEST TO BE AVAILABLE PEOPLE ALL

TEST TO BE AVAILABLE PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY PARTNERING WITH LABORATORIES.

BY PARTNERING WITH LABORATORIES. WE KNOW WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN

WE KNOW WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.

IN THE WEEKS AHEAD. LOU: YOU HAVE A DEADLINE OR WHEN

LOU: YOU HAVE A DEADLINE OR WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE?

THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE? >> AS I MENTIONED, I TALKED TO

>> AS I MENTIONED, I TALKED TO GOVERNOR THIS MORNING, THANKS TO

GOVERNOR THIS MORNING, THANKS TO THE FDA EFFORTS THIS WEEKEND,

THE FDA EFFORTS THIS WEEKEND, THE PRESIDENT DIRECTION, NOW

THE PRESIDENT DIRECTION, NOW STATE LABORATORIES CAN CONDUCT

STATE LABORATORIES CAN CONDUCT CORONAVIRUS TESTS ON THEIR OWN

CORONAVIRUS TESTS ON THEIR OWN UNDER AN APPROVED PROCEDURE.

UNDER AN APPROVED PROCEDURE. AROUND THE COUNTRY, THEY CAN DO

AROUND THE COUNTRY, THEY CAN DO THE SAME.

THE SAME. STATE IRAQ ACROSS THE COUNTRY

STATE IRAQ ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAN CONDUCT THIS TEST BUT WE

CAN CONDUCT THIS TEST BUT WE HAVE KIDS GOING OUT, 2500 KIDS

HAVE KIDS GOING OUT, 2500 KIDS HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND

HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND PARTICULARLY AREAS AFFECTED THAT

PARTICULARLY AREAS AFFECTED THAT HAVE REQUESTED IT.

HAVE REQUESTED IT. AGAIN, DOCTOR BURKE SHARED WITH

AGAIN, DOCTOR BURKE SHARED WITH ME WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO

ME WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO MAY BE

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO MAY BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, IF THERE’S

CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, IF THERE’S A CASE OF CORONAVIRUS IN A

A CASE OF CORONAVIRUS IN A COMMUNITY IS LITERALLY TO BE

COMMUNITY IS LITERALLY TO BE ABLE TO GO TO YOUR LOCAL DOCTOR,

ABLE TO GO TO YOUR LOCAL DOCTOR, TO GO TO YOUR MINUTE CLINIC AND

TO GO TO YOUR MINUTE CLINIC AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE.

IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. WE THINK LITERALLY WILL HAVE

WE THINK LITERALLY WILL HAVE THOUSANDS OF THE TESTS IN THE

THOUSANDS OF THE TESTS IN THE PROCESS THROUGH OUR COMMERCIAL

PROCESS THROUGH OUR COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES NEXT WEEK AND

LABORATORIES NEXT WEEK AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS JUST

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS JUST TOLD GIVEN THE IMMENSE CAPACITY

TOLD GIVEN THE IMMENSE CAPACITY OF OUR COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES,

OF OUR COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES, THEY TOLD ME WITHIN A MATTER OF

THEY TOLD ME WITHIN A MATTER OF WEEKS IT COULD BE IN THE

WEEKS IT COULD BE IN THE MILLIONS.

MILLIONS. LOU: I LOOKED AT YOUR SCHEDULE,

LOU: I LOOKED AT YOUR SCHEDULE, I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE,

I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE, YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN THE BUSIEST

YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN THE BUSIEST IN THE OFFICE, YOU’RE GOING TO

IN THE OFFICE, YOU’RE GOING TO BE EVEN BUSIER NOW.

BE EVEN BUSIER NOW. WE WISH YOU GODSPEED, APPRECIATE

WE WISH YOU GODSPEED, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, LOU.

>> THANK YOU, LOU. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AGAIN SHOULD

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AGAIN SHOULD JUST KNOW ABOUT THE RISK OF THE

JUST KNOW ABOUT THE RISK OF THE AVERAGE AMERICAN TO CONTRACT THE

AVERAGE AMERICAN TO CONTRACT THE CORONAVIRUS REMAINS LOVE BUT

CORONAVIRUS REMAINS LOVE BUT THIS PRESIDENT HAS DEPLOYED FULL

THIS PRESIDENT HAS DEPLOYED FULL RESOURCES OF THE FEDERAL

RESOURCES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CONFRONT THE

GOVERNMENT TO CONFRONT THE CORONAVIRUS WE ARE BRINGING

CORONAVIRUS WE ARE BRINGING TOGETHER AND WE WILL FIND OUR