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US coronavirus live: Fauci says 'I don't understand' why every state has not issued stay-home order US coronavirus live: Fauci says 'I don't understand' why every state has not issued stay-home order
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Top infectious disease expert says governors who have not issued stay-home order ‘really should’ reconsider – follow the latest liveTop infectious disease expert says governors who have not issued stay-home order ‘really should’ reconsider – follow the latest live
The company 3M has responded to Trump’s criticism of its production of N95 masks after the president implied 3M was negatively impacting the US coronavirus response.
Trump issued an order under the Defense Production Act yesterday to have 3M step up its production of face masks and then sent this mysterious tweet:
The CEO of 3M fiercely pushed back against Trump’s criticism this morning, saying the company started doubling its production of masks in late January in response to coronavirus.
“The narrative that we aren’t doing everything we can as a company is just not true,” CEO Mike Roman said.
New York mayor Bill de Blasio called for the creation of an enlistment program for medical professionals to help combat the pandemic.
“Next week in New York City is going to be very tough — next week in New York City and Detroit and New Orleans and a lot of other places,” de Blasio told MSNBC this morning.
“And unless the military is fully mobilized and we create something we’ve never had before, which is some kind of national enlistment of medical personnel moved to the most urgent needs in the country constantly, if we don’t have that we’re going to see hospitals simply unable to handle so many people who could be saved.”
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has similarly asked for medical professionals from other parts of the country to come to New York as the state sees the highest number of coronavirus cases, promising to “return the favor” once the virus hits their communities.
Dr Anthony Fauci said this morning that Americans can use face coverings to lower their risk of getting coronavirus.Dr Anthony Fauci said this morning that Americans can use face coverings to lower their risk of getting coronavirus.
The federal government is expected to soon revise its recommendations on face coverings, after health officials initially saying masks were not necessary for the general public.The federal government is expected to soon revise its recommendations on face coverings, after health officials initially saying masks were not necessary for the general public.
But Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the coverings could be helpful for instances when people are not able to stay six feet apart, like at pharmacies.But Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the coverings could be helpful for instances when people are not able to stay six feet apart, like at pharmacies.
“Because of that and because of some recent information that the virus can actually be spread even when people just speak, as opposed to coughing and sneezing, the better part of valor is that when you’re out, and you can’t maintain that six-foot distance, to wear some sort of facial covering,” Fauci told Fox News.“Because of that and because of some recent information that the virus can actually be spread even when people just speak, as opposed to coughing and sneezing, the better part of valor is that when you’re out, and you can’t maintain that six-foot distance, to wear some sort of facial covering,” Fauci told Fox News.
But the senior official emphasized Americans should still practice social distancing, adding that medical professionals would still have the highest priority in getting face masks.But the senior official emphasized Americans should still practice social distancing, adding that medical professionals would still have the highest priority in getting face masks.
The US jobs report released this morning shows that the unemployment rate has risen to 4.4% after the country lost 701,000 jobs last month.The US jobs report released this morning shows that the unemployment rate has risen to 4.4% after the country lost 701,000 jobs last month.
The latest figure marks a 0.9% increase from last month’s rate of 3.5%, which was a 50-year low in the US unemplyment rate.The latest figure marks a 0.9% increase from last month’s rate of 3.5%, which was a 50-year low in the US unemplyment rate.
The jobs report also ends a decade of job growth since the financial crisis, as the country braces for another recession because of the coronavirus pandemic.The jobs report also ends a decade of job growth since the financial crisis, as the country braces for another recession because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Adding to the disappointing news, the unemployment rate is expected to only go up. Nearly 10 million people have filed for unemployment benefits in the past two weeks, and the Congressional Budget Office predicted yesterday that unemployment in the second quarter of this year would pass 10%.Adding to the disappointing news, the unemployment rate is expected to only go up. Nearly 10 million people have filed for unemployment benefits in the past two weeks, and the Congressional Budget Office predicted yesterday that unemployment in the second quarter of this year would pass 10%.
Read more on the numbers from the Guardian’s Dominic Rushe:Read more on the numbers from the Guardian’s Dominic Rushe:
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About 90% of Americans are under stay-at-home orders as states try to mitigate the spread of coronavirus by enforcing social distancing guidelines.About 90% of Americans are under stay-at-home orders as states try to mitigate the spread of coronavirus by enforcing social distancing guidelines.
However, a handful of governors are still resisting issuing statwide orders, and Donald Trump has been hesitant to issue a federal order to enforce the guidelines.However, a handful of governors are still resisting issuing statwide orders, and Donald Trump has been hesitant to issue a federal order to enforce the guidelines.
Last night on CNN, Dr Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, said he was baffled as to why every state does not have an order in effect.Last night on CNN, Dr Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, said he was baffled as to why every state does not have an order in effect.
“I don’t understand why that’s not happening,” Fauci told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, saying the governors who have not issued statewide orders “really should” reconsider.“I don’t understand why that’s not happening,” Fauci told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, saying the governors who have not issued statewide orders “really should” reconsider.
But the official made clear he was not explicitly calling for a federal order. “You know, the tension between federally mandated versus states’ rights to do what they want is something I don’t want to get into,” he said. “But if you look at what’s going on in this country, I just don’t understand why we’re not doing that.”But the official made clear he was not explicitly calling for a federal order. “You know, the tension between federally mandated versus states’ rights to do what they want is something I don’t want to get into,” he said. “But if you look at what’s going on in this country, I just don’t understand why we’re not doing that.”
Fauci’s comments came as the US reported 1,169 coronavirus deaths, the highest one-day death toll of any country so far, although that record is bound to be quickly broken.Fauci’s comments came as the US reported 1,169 coronavirus deaths, the highest one-day death toll of any country so far, although that record is bound to be quickly broken.