Obama DHS Secretary: ‘A Travel Ban ... Is Not the Answer’ to Coronavirus Problem

MITCHELL Mr Secretary how ░░░░░░░░ you rate this administration ░░░░░░░░ terms of the testing ░░░░░░░░ that the President is ░░░░░░░░ are working well JOHNSON ░░░░░░░░ Andrea the mind set ░░░░░░░░ this administration was and ░░░░░░░░ in order to protect ░░░░░░░░ American people we have ░░░░░░░░ exclude people from entering ░░░░░░░░ country The virus is ░░░░░░░░ It s already it ░░░░░░░░ been here for weeks ░░░░░░░░ And if I were ░░░░░░░░ office I would be ░░░░░░░░ the President that the ░░░░░░░░ one priority of the ░░░░░░░░ States government right now ░░░░░░░░ to do everything we ░░░░░░░░ to support more test ░░░░░░░░ here in the United ░░░░░░░░ I m very concerned ░░░░░░░░ the number of recorded ░░░░░░░░ of the Coronavirus right ░░░░░░░░ are simply a fraction ░░░░░░░░ reality here in the ░░░░░░░░ States And so the ░░░░░░░░ kits and it s ░░░░░░░░ true that anyone who ░░░░░░░░ one can have one ░░░░░░░░ are very limited right ░░░░░░░░ and we simply need ░░░░░░░░ have more by multiples ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned about ░░░░░░░░ not only because the ░░░░░░░░ is probably far greater ░░░░░░░░ what s recorded but ░░░░░░░░ need to be tracking ░░░░░░░░ where the virus might ░░░░░░░░ congregating like for example ░░░░░░░░ Rochelle which is a ░░░░░░░░ miles north of where ░░░░░░░░ sit here in Manhattan ░░░░░░░░ in Washington State There ░░░░░░░░ be other similar communities ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ because it s very ░░░░░░░░ to get test kits ░░░░░░░░ has to be the ░░░░░░░░ one priority right now ░░░░░░░░ well as communicating clearly ░░░░░░░░ the American public either ░░░░░░░░ the national level or ░░░░░░░░ state or local level ░░░░░░░░ they should be doing ░░░░░░░░ terms of their own ░░░░░░░░ about widely attended gatherings ░░░░░░░░ certain actions to wash ░░░░░░░░ hands whether it s ░░░░░░░░ to send your kids ░░░░░░░░ school whether it s ░░░░░░░░ to go to a ░░░░░░░░ event There needs to ░░░░░░░░ much clearer guidance because ░░░░░░░░ overall goal has to ░░░░░░░░ reversing the trend lines ░░░░░░░░ that the virus is ░░░░░░░░ spreading as fast as ░░░░░░░░ s spread in the ░░░░░░░░ three weeks here in ░░░░░░░░ country But the virus ░░░░░░░░ here Andrea and so ░░░░░░░░ issuing an order a ░░░░░░░░ ban which sounds good ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ not the answer And ░░░░░░░░ if that was the ░░░░░░░░ response there were probably ░░░░░░░░ or three weeks doing ░░░░░░░░ But as you pointed ░░░░░░░░ also the travel ban ░░░░░░░░ loads of exceptions in ░░░░░░░░