April 16
The Trump administration announced a series of guidelines for allowing states to reopen, including the ease of social distancing and stay-at-home orders while US deaths spiked to a record 4,591 in one day and testing…
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April 12
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn acknowledges that the US was still falling short on testing and said, “We need to do more. No question about that.”…
Read moreApril 9
After announcing it would end federal support (testing materials, protective equipment, lab contracts) for community-based drive-through coronavirus testing sites, HHS reversed course following nationwide criticism and instead said local authorities could continue with federal help…
Read moreApril 6
After Trump touted the diagnostic testing created by Abbott Labs in a Rose Garden press briefing and HHS announced it would be purchasing the tests for distribution, the tests were later found to pose safety…
Read moreApril 5
An internal government watchdog report found that, in the wake of Trump’s failures, hospitals across the country were facing a dire shortage of vital medical equipment, including testing equipment. The report noted that the equipment…
Read moreApril 2
Cases throughout the world surpassed 1 million.
Read moreMarch 30
On a call with governors, Trump said “I haven’t heard about testing in weeks, […] We’ve tested more now than any nation in the world. We’ve got these great tests and we’re coming out with…
Read moreMarch 26
The United States officially became the country with the most COVID-19 infections.
Read moreMarch 15
South Korea with a population of 51 million had tested more than 248,000 people while the U.S. with a population of 329 million had tested just over 31,000.
Read moreMarch 13
At a news conference standing beside chief executives of Target, Walgreens, Walmart and CVS, Trump declared, “I don’t take responsibility at all” for the administration’s botched testing process and promised partnerships with the private sector…
Read moreMarch 12
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, admits at a congressional hearing about the administration’s testing efforts: “That is a failing. Let’s admit that.”…
Read moreMarch 11
The WHO declared coronavirus a global pandemic.
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