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| Coronavirus US live: Trump tweets about 'light at end of tunnel' while experts warn of worst week yet | Coronavirus US live: Trump tweets about 'light at end of tunnel' while experts warn of worst week yet |
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| Trump tweets about ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as health experts warn number of Covid-19 cases will continue to climb | Trump tweets about ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as health experts warn number of Covid-19 cases will continue to climb |
| The small business loan program created by the stimulus package has processed $38 billion in loans since launching Friday, Larry Kudlow told CNBC this morning. | |
| But that $38 billion represents a fraction of the $350 billion that the program is meant to disperse to small business owners. | |
| The president’s top economic adviser acknowledged the program has not had a smooth rollout, as banks reported a deluge in applciations and business owners compalined about barriers to applying. | |
| “The glitches will get worked,” Kudlow said. “It’s a monumental undertaking.” | |
| New York will start temporarily burying bodies in parks as the city grapples with overrun morgues because of the coroanvirus crisis, city councilman Mark Levine said. | New York will start temporarily burying bodies in parks as the city grapples with overrun morgues because of the coroanvirus crisis, city councilman Mark Levine said. |
| Levine also noted that the city is likely undercounting its coronavirus death toll because as many people are dying at home without receiving a test. | Levine also noted that the city is likely undercounting its coronavirus death toll because as many people are dying at home without receiving a test. |
| A Washington Post investigation showed the Trump administration missed key opportunities to prepare for the coronavirus crisis. | A Washington Post investigation showed the Trump administration missed key opportunities to prepare for the coronavirus crisis. |
| The Post reports: | The Post reports: |
| Washington Post editor Marty Baron told CNN yesterday, “I think the most important finding is that the government didn’t act like this was a war from the very beginning. ... [The investigation] found that the government had failed all along the way. It did not pay attention to the seriousness of this pandemic but it was warned multiple times about it. It reacted very slowly, and was not acting as if it was wartime.” | Washington Post editor Marty Baron told CNN yesterday, “I think the most important finding is that the government didn’t act like this was a war from the very beginning. ... [The investigation] found that the government had failed all along the way. It did not pay attention to the seriousness of this pandemic but it was warned multiple times about it. It reacted very slowly, and was not acting as if it was wartime.” |
| Baron said that Trump specifically bore responsibility for the mishandled response. “Everything stems from the person at the top,” Baron said. “From the very beginning, he was being dismissive of this -- of the dangers here.” | Baron said that Trump specifically bore responsibility for the mishandled response. “Everything stems from the person at the top,” Baron said. “From the very beginning, he was being dismissive of this -- of the dangers here.” |
| As America braces for the worst week of the coronavirus crisis yet, experts say there is one bit of good news. | As America braces for the worst week of the coronavirus crisis yet, experts say there is one bit of good news. |
| A projection on the pandemic shows the estmated number of overall deaths in the US has declined since last week. | A projection on the pandemic shows the estmated number of overall deaths in the US has declined since last week. |
| Reuters reports: | Reuters reports: |
| Peter Navarro, Trump’s top trade adviser who has been tapped to oversee the administration’s implementation of the Defense Production Act amid the coronavirus crisis, got into a heated exchange over using an anti-malaria drug to fight the virus. | Peter Navarro, Trump’s top trade adviser who has been tapped to oversee the administration’s implementation of the Defense Production Act amid the coronavirus crisis, got into a heated exchange over using an anti-malaria drug to fight the virus. |
| Navarro told CNN host John Berman that studies prove hydroxychloroquine can help coronavirus patients recover, even though experts say the evidence of the drug’s efficacy is anecdotal. | Navarro told CNN host John Berman that studies prove hydroxychloroquine can help coronavirus patients recover, even though experts say the evidence of the drug’s efficacy is anecdotal. |
| Reports emerged last night that Navarro got into a fight with Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, in the Situation Room on Saturday over using the drug. | Reports emerged last night that Navarro got into a fight with Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, in the Situation Room on Saturday over using the drug. |
| Navarro acknowledged the fight in his CNN interview and said he told Fauci in response to his concerns about the anecdotal nature of the evidence, “I would have two words for you ‘second opinion.’” | Navarro acknowledged the fight in his CNN interview and said he told Fauci in response to his concerns about the anecdotal nature of the evidence, “I would have two words for you ‘second opinion.’” |
| The trade adviser also dubiously claimed his PhD in economics qualified him to have such medical debates with health experts like Fauci. | The trade adviser also dubiously claimed his PhD in economics qualified him to have such medical debates with health experts like Fauci. |
| “Doctors disagree about things all the time,” Navarro told Berman. “My qualifications in terms of looking at the science is that I’m a social scientist. I have a PhD, and I understand how to read statistical studies.” | “Doctors disagree about things all the time,” Navarro told Berman. “My qualifications in terms of looking at the science is that I’m a social scientist. I have a PhD, and I understand how to read statistical studies.” |
| Trump defended the decision to allow cruise ships carrying passengers who have coronavirus to dock in Florida. | Trump defended the decision to allow cruise ships carrying passengers who have coronavirus to dock in Florida. |
| “For humanitarian reasons, the passengers from the two CoronaVirus stricken cruise ships have been given medical treatment and, when appropriate, allowed to disembark, under strict supervision,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Very carefully done. People we’re dying & no other countries would allow them to dock!” | “For humanitarian reasons, the passengers from the two CoronaVirus stricken cruise ships have been given medical treatment and, when appropriate, allowed to disembark, under strict supervision,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Very carefully done. People we’re dying & no other countries would allow them to dock!” |
| The Coral Princess docked in Miami Saturday, a day after the Zandaam and its sister ship Rotterdam were allowed to unload passengers in Fort Lauderdale. | The Coral Princess docked in Miami Saturday, a day after the Zandaam and its sister ship Rotterdam were allowed to unload passengers in Fort Lauderdale. |
| The question of whether to allow the ships to dock in Florida sparekd controversy, with Floriday governor Ron DeSantis saying he didn’t want sick passengers “dumped” in his state. | The question of whether to allow the ships to dock in Florida sparekd controversy, with Floriday governor Ron DeSantis saying he didn’t want sick passengers “dumped” in his state. |
| The Coral Princess was refused permission to dock in Fort Lauderdale Friday, and one of the ship’s two coronavirus deaths allegedly came as the coast guard refused to allow the ship to dock. | The Coral Princess was refused permission to dock in Fort Lauderdale Friday, and one of the ship’s two coronavirus deaths allegedly came as the coast guard refused to allow the ship to dock. |
| Good morning, live blog readers! | Good morning, live blog readers! |
| Donald Trump was expressing optimism over Twitter this morning, telling his followers that there is a “light at the end of the tunnel” as the country stares down the worst week yet in the coronavirus crisis. | Donald Trump was expressing optimism over Twitter this morning, telling his followers that there is a “light at the end of the tunnel” as the country stares down the worst week yet in the coronavirus crisis. |
| The country is approaching 10,000 deaths in the pandemic, and more than 337,000 cases have already been confirmed. | The country is approaching 10,000 deaths in the pandemic, and more than 337,000 cases have already been confirmed. |
| Senior health experts in the administration warned the numbers would continue to climb in the next several days, with Dr Anthony Fauci saying yesterday that this is probably going to be “a very bad week”. | Senior health experts in the administration warned the numbers would continue to climb in the next several days, with Dr Anthony Fauci saying yesterday that this is probably going to be “a very bad week”. |
| “The next week is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment. It’s going to be our 9/11 moment,” surgeon general Jerome Adams told NBC News’ Meet the Press yesterday. | “The next week is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment. It’s going to be our 9/11 moment,” surgeon general Jerome Adams told NBC News’ Meet the Press yesterday. |
| “It’s going to be the hardest moment for many Americans in their entire lives, and we really need to understand that if we want to flatten that curve and get through to the other side, everyone needs to do their part.” | “It’s going to be the hardest moment for many Americans in their entire lives, and we really need to understand that if we want to flatten that curve and get through to the other side, everyone needs to do their part.” |
| So “the light at the end of the tunnel” that the president referred to still seems to be well off in the distance. | So “the light at the end of the tunnel” that the president referred to still seems to be well off in the distance. |