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| Trump says he takes 'no responsibility' for coronavirus failures as he declares national emergency – live | Trump says he takes 'no responsibility' for coronavirus failures as he declares national emergency – live |
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| Declaring emergency allows easier flow of federal aid – follow for live updates | Declaring emergency allows easier flow of federal aid – follow for live updates |
| San Francisco Chronicle has posted a tally of cases of the new coronavirus across the Bay Area. The number of total coronavirus cases include: | |
| • 277 in California, including 168 in the Bay Area | |
| • 1,668 in the U.S., including 41 deaths: 5 in California, 31 in Washington state, 2 in Florida, 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Georgia and 1 in South Dakota | |
| • More than 137,000 in the world and more than 5,000 deaths. More than 69,000 have recovered. | |
| Additionally, San Francisco’s mayor London Breed announced emergency child care plans for school closures. Starting Monday, the city’s recreation centers and libraries will suspend regular programming to operate as emergency care facilities and will The provide recreation, learning and three meals a day. Children of healthcare workers, disaster service workers and low-income families will be eligible. | |
| Santa Clara County, just outside San Francisco, is banning gatherings of more than 35 people out of concern for coronavirus. | |
| More and more gatherings have been canceled across the Bay Area, but so far the ban on groups numbering more than 35 appears to be one of the most conservative approaches to gatherings in California. | |
| Twitter is a afire with criticism of Donald Trump’s response to a question from PBS’ Yamiche Alcindor about the president’s responsibility over the nation’s lack of preparedness after he called the question over cuts his administration made to NSC a “nasty one.” | |
| But some have pointed out that his response also demonstrated a limited understanding of what an administration actually does. | |
| Asked about the cuts, Trump said: “You say I did that, I don’t know anything about it... It’s the administration. Perhaps they do that, let people go. You used to work for a different newspaper than you do know,” he told Alcindor, turning a question over basic preparedness into a personal one. | |
| The Guardian’s world affairs editor Julian Borger has additional insights: | |
| Yamiche Alcindor’s “nasty” question to Trump was about the axing of the Global Health Security team in the National Security Council, which was set up in the wake of the Ebola outbreak to make sure that the government response to a pandemic would be coordinated. Former officials describe it as the lynchpin of the response mechanism. | |
| In May 2018, John Bolton, national security adviser at the time, got rid of the whole office, as he did not see pandemics as a priority national security threat. Trump’s claim that he knew nothing about it, and still knows nothing about it (on a day he declares a national emergency over a pandemic) is extraordinary. | |
| Earlier today Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, the favorite candidate of grassroots progressives in the 2020 Democratic primary, delivered his own speech on Coronavirus. | Earlier today Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, the favorite candidate of grassroots progressives in the 2020 Democratic primary, delivered his own speech on Coronavirus. |
| Before the hourlong press conference Trump held Friday afternoon, Sanders spoke in Vermont: | Before the hourlong press conference Trump held Friday afternoon, Sanders spoke in Vermont: |
| And then Sanders pivoted to his signature issue, healthcare. He argued that the crisis is a reason the country needs to adopt Medicare for All. | And then Sanders pivoted to his signature issue, healthcare. He argued that the crisis is a reason the country needs to adopt Medicare for All. |
| Here is the unsettling moment Trump hit out at PBS’ Yamiche Alcindor, after she asked him about his closure of the White House’s pandemic response team in 2018: | Here is the unsettling moment Trump hit out at PBS’ Yamiche Alcindor, after she asked him about his closure of the White House’s pandemic response team in 2018: |
| During his press conference in the White House Rose Garden, Trump has said that he doesn’t “take responsibility at all” for the delays in testing for coronavirus. You can watch the moment here: | During his press conference in the White House Rose Garden, Trump has said that he doesn’t “take responsibility at all” for the delays in testing for coronavirus. You can watch the moment here: |
| Here’s how some viewers have been responding: | Here’s how some viewers have been responding: |
| Multiple times during this press conference Trump has been asked about the Brazilian official who met the president and tested positive for Coronavirus. | Multiple times during this press conference Trump has been asked about the Brazilian official who met the president and tested positive for Coronavirus. |
| He was asked if he was offering different advice to Americans than he’s practicing himself. | He was asked if he was offering different advice to Americans than he’s practicing himself. |
| “I think they have to listen to their doctors and they shouldn’t be jumping to get the test unless they have it,” Trump said. | “I think they have to listen to their doctors and they shouldn’t be jumping to get the test unless they have it,” Trump said. |
| In response to a followup question Trump said he would “probably” be tested “very soon.” | In response to a followup question Trump said he would “probably” be tested “very soon.” |
| Asked how long the national emergency would go on for, Trump did not give a specific answer. | Asked how long the national emergency would go on for, Trump did not give a specific answer. |
| “I hope not long,” Trump said. But, he added, “it gives us the power it needs to get rid of the virus.” | “I hope not long,” Trump said. But, he added, “it gives us the power it needs to get rid of the virus.” |
| He also said that the Trump administration is in touch with other countries dealing with the Coronavirus. | He also said that the Trump administration is in touch with other countries dealing with the Coronavirus. |
| “They’re calling us and asking for advice. They’re calling for advice from the people behind me,” Trump said. | “They’re calling us and asking for advice. They’re calling for advice from the people behind me,” Trump said. |
| Here’s quite an awkward moment from Trump’s speech that has been spotted and shared by one viewer | Here’s quite an awkward moment from Trump’s speech that has been spotted and shared by one viewer |
| The spread of the Coronavirus has not been lost on Trump, his team, and the businesspeople at this press conference. At one point vice president Mike Pence said “The truth is, we now have coronavirus cases in 46 of the American states.” | The spread of the Coronavirus has not been lost on Trump, his team, and the businesspeople at this press conference. At one point vice president Mike Pence said “The truth is, we now have coronavirus cases in 46 of the American states.” |
| The Guardian has a regularly updated map tracking the spread of Coronavirus cases across the country. See it here. | The Guardian has a regularly updated map tracking the spread of Coronavirus cases across the country. See it here. |