Pence: 15,000 coronavirus testing kits released over weekend

Vice President Mike Pence introduced Sunday the release of 15,000 testing kits for the novel coronavirus and stated the administration plans to release a further 50,000 in response to the growing menace of a serious outbreak in america.

Speaking with CNN's Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,“ Pence acknowledged the USA has lagged behind other nations within the manufacturing and distribution of coronavirus testing kits. Pence, whom President Donald Trump appointed to steer the administration's coronavirus efforts, added that a number of governors had raised the difficulty with him and that it was a "truthful query."

"We’re addressing it; we’re leaning into it," Pence stated. "And more importantly, we’ve established a process in a variety of cities throughout the nation where if any person presents on the native hospital with a respiratory ailment, we would like them additionally examined for coronavirus."

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Pence's remarks came shortly after the first reported demise from coronavirus in america, which occurred in Washington state on Saturday. It was a uncommon acknowledgment of the challenges of combating the illness from the administration, which is led by a president who has tried to downplay the danger of the virus. Trump has steadily stated his administration was one of the best outfitted in the world to deal with an outbreak.

Pence has additionally tried to not be too alarmist over the outbreak, saying Sunday that the danger stays low. Nonetheless, he additionally stated the president would in all probability be OK with closing faculties and different disruptive actions by native officers to maintain the virus from spreading.

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