Vice President Mike Pence (C), head of U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus, speaks during a press briefing on Wednesday. He is accompaned by, from left to right, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus response coordinator Debbie Birx, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
White House coronavirus response coordinator Debbie Birx said
testing kits for the virus are essential so the cost will be fully reimbursable and areas with identified cases will be prioritized. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI |
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Redfield (L) and Hahn participate in the briefing. Redfield said the overall risk to the American public remains low and that washing your hands, sneezing into your elbow, not touching your face and staying home if you're sick will inhibit the spread of the virus. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
President Donald Trump
speaks at the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit on Wednesday. Photo by Andrew Harrer/UPI |
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Trump looks though the audience at the summit. Photo by Andrew Harrer/UPI | License Photo
Vice President Mike Pence makes remarks during a meeting with representatives of diagnostic labs at the White House on Wednesday. There will be a coronavirus
task force briefing Wednesday evening. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI |
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Trump speaks alongside Pence as they meet with airline CEOs, including United CEO Oscar Munoz (L), American Airlines CEO Doug Parker (3rd-R), Southwest CEO Gary Kelly (2nd-R) and Alaska Airlines CEO Bradley D. Tilden (R), about
the coronavirus outbreak, at the White House on Wednesday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |
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The award honors women for leadership in social justice, human rights, gender equality and the advancement of women and girls. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
Trump (R), joined by Fauci (C) and NIH director Dr. Francis Collins, tour the viral pathogenesis laboratory at the NIH on Tuesday in Bethesda, Md. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo
A graphic relating to coronavirus vaccine research is seen on a screen as Trump tours the lab. Trump's visit comes as the
coronavirus death toll in the United States has risen to nine with more than 100 cases in 15 states. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI |
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference on an
emergency interest rate cut on Tuesday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |
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The Fed announced that it is cutting interest rates by half a percentage point in the wake of the recent and sudden economic downturn amid the coronavirus outbreak. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Trump delivers remarks at the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference on Tuesday. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo
Trump returns to the White House on Monday after a campaign rally in North Carolina before voting
on Super Tuesday. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI |
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Trump (C) speaks alongside Pence (L) and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar (R) during a meeting of
the coronavirus task force and pharmaceutical executives at the White House on Monday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |
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Trump (R) meets with Colombian President Iván Duque Marquez in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Trump and Duque Marquez hold a photo op. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
