Coronavirus Task Force: 5.1 million Americans have been tested for COVID-19
President Trump says 18 states are showing a decline in COVID-19 cases in last seven days.
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Apr 24, 2020, 8:06 PM
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Updated 1,706 days ago
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- President Trump: 18 states are showing a decline in COVID-19 cases in last seven days.
- President Trump says there are plans to send ventilators to other countries, such as Mexico, Indonesia, France and Germany.
- FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn says they have a team of more than 18,000 doctors and scientists working to test drugs/vaccines for COVID-19.
- Dr. Hahn says there are currently no approved therapeutics for COVID-19. He says 72 trials for therapeutics are underway.
- VP Pence says 5.1 million Americans have been tested for COVID-19.
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