President Trump on Wednesday said he backed off plans to dissolve the White House coronavirus task force after public outcry, saying he didn't realize how "popular" the group of medical experts and government leaders was.
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation in to Blue Flame Medical, a firm created by two well-connected Republican operatives who started selling covid-19 supplies this spring as the virus spread across the country.
The White House told House Democrats on Monday that their requests for testimony from two key members of the administration’s COVID-19 task force would be denied, a move that adds to the list of officials who have been blocked from speaking under oath about the federal response to the pandemic.
Hospital administrators say they expect to confront a surge of mental health disorders affecting physicians and nurses who battled COVID-19. As many as 20% to 25% of healthcare workers in hard-hit areas, experts say, are likely to develop disorders such as anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress — a rate similar to what is reported in soldiers returning from combat.
CVS Health reported a surge in use of its retail health clinics via telehealth and a big jump in home prescription delivery as Americans stocked up on prescriptions and personal health items amid the spread of the coronavirus strain COVID-19.
On Tuesday, President Trump traveled to Arizona to visit a Honeywell factory where the crucial N95 face masks are manufactured. The administration is pushing to move production of medical equipment to the U.S., after the coronavirus pandemic sparked a global battle for critical resources -- many of which are made in China.