RUSH TRANSCRIPT We re ░░░░░░░░ now by the vice ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence Thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining us this morning ░░░░░░░░ morning George That was ░░░░░░░░ striking tone from the ░░░░░░░░ last night In previous ░░░░░░░░ he had emphasized that ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus is quote well ░░░░░░░░ control say it s ░░░░░░░░ to disappear What did ░░░░░░░░ learn that drove him ░░░░░░░░ address The Nation that ░░░░░░░░ last night and does ░░░░░░░░ now agree with Dr ░░░░░░░░ who told Americans this ░░░░░░░░ get worse We have ░░░░░░░░ known from the beginning ░░░░░░░░ the Coronavirus would continue ░░░░░░░░ spread across this country ░░░░░░░░ it s one of ░░░░░░░░ reasons why very early ░░░░░░░░ President Trump took decisive ░░░░░░░░ to put the health ░░░░░░░░ the American people first ░░░░░░░░ only declaring a public ░░░░░░░░ emergency in January but ░░░░░░░░ that same month he ░░░░░░░░ all travel from China ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented move and quarantined ░░░░░░░░ that were returning from ░░░░░░░░ region Since that time ░░░░░░░░ we ve issued travel ░░░░░░░░ for areas of South ░░░░░░░░ Italy screened all persons ░░░░░░░░ on direct flights but ░░░░░░░░ as we watch the ░░░░░░░░ of the Coronavirus shift ░░░░░░░░ China and South Korea ░░░░░░░░ Europe the president thought ░░░░░░░░ was proper for us ░░░░░░░░ impose a 30 day ░░░░░░░░ on all travel from ░░░░░░░░ Europe and we ll ░░░░░░░░ screening all Americans that ░░░░░░░░ returning George and requesting ░░░░░░░░ they voluntarily quarantine for ░░░░░░░░ days The key here ░░░░░░░░ to all our health ░░░░░░░░ is that we prevent ░░░░░░░░ prevent the Coronavirus there ░░░░░░░░ brought further into our ░░░░░░░░ but also that we ░░░░░░░░ to focus resources on ░░░░░░░░ areas of the country ░░░░░░░░ we have what is ░░░░░░░░ as community spread That ░░░░░░░░ what I want to ░░░░░░░░ s what I want ░░░░░░░░ press you on Mr ░░░░░░░░ president How is banning ░░░░░░░░ travel from Europe going ░░░░░░░░ make much difference The ░░░░░░░░ is already here 44 ░░░░░░░░ plus the district of ░░░░░░░░ It s already spreading ░░░░░░░░ to person It s ░░░░░░░░ fair question but the ░░░░░░░░ is that really just ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago in Italy ░░░░░░░░ were less than 500 ░░░░░░░░ and now there s ░░░░░░░░ 000 cases in Italy ░░░░░░░░ We have tens of ░░░░░░░░ of people that travel ░░░░░░░░ the United States from ░░░░░░░░ every day 70 of ░░░░░░░░ cases in the world ░░░░░░░░ in Europe and when ░░░░░░░░ looked yesterday at at ░░░░░░░░ what was then the ░░░░░░░░ states where we had ░░░░░░░░ about 30 of them ░░░░░░░░ be traced to contacts ░░░░░░░░ Europe So the president ░░░░░░░░ made another unprecedented decision ░░░░░░░░ suspending all travel from ░░░░░░░░ because we essentially want ░░░░░░░░ essentially want to stop ░░░░░░░░ flow of people bringing ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus here but then ░░░░░░░░ to surge resources particularly ░░░░░░░░ California Washington State New ░░░░░░░░ and and other communities ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen community ░░░░░░░░ It s a combination ░░░░░░░░ efforts that s being ░░░░░░░░ by the top health ░░░░░░░░ in the world on ░░░░░░░░ tax force The president ░░░░░░░░ shown again yesterday a ░░░░░░░░ to take decisive action ░░░░░░░░ multiple levels to protect ░░░░░░░░ American people The president ░░░░░░░░ last night that the ░░░░░░░░ insurance industry agreed to ░░░░░░░░ all co payments for ░░░░░░░░ treatments Is that accurate ░░░░░░░░ they had only extended ░░░░░░░░ to Coronavirus testing We ░░░░░░░░ last week with all ░░░░░░░░ top health insurance companies ░░░░░░░░ I know how grateful ░░░░░░░░ president was that those ░░░░░░░░ insurance companies agreed to ░░░░░░░░ all co pays on ░░░░░░░░ We don t want ░░░░░░░░ American to be concerned ░░░░░░░░ the cost of getting ░░░░░░░░ George So not treatments ░░░░░░░░ s not co payments ░░░░░░░░ treatments And Medicare What ░░░░░░░░ also are making sure ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid and Medicare cover ░░░░░░░░ treatment for anyone who ░░░░░░░░ the Coronavirus and health ░░░░░░░░ are also working with ░░░░░░░░ to include that treatment ░░░░░░░░ well and health insurance ░░░░░░░░ We re making steady ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ to make a very ░░░░░░░░ message to Americans that ░░░░░░░░ for any reason you ░░░░░░░░ you have been exposed ░░░░░░░░ the cerooronavirus or you ░░░░░░░░ symptoms we don t ░░░░░░░░ people to be worried ░░░░░░░░ the cost of testing ░░░░░░░░ be worried about the ░░░░░░░░ of treatment and also ░░░░░░░░ George as the president ░░░░░░░░ clear last night we ░░░░░░░░ working with Congress and ░░░░░░░░ actions the president can ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ wagers know that you ░░░░░░░░ stay home without risking ░░░░░░░░ a paycheck or losing ░░░░░░░░ job if you feel ░░░░░░░░ have been exposed to ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus As the president ░░░░░░░░ this is a critical ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ this morning I want ░░░░░░░░ clarify something The health ░░░░░░░░ people did say overnight ░░░░░░░░ are covering testing but ░░░░░░░░ treatments Cleared that up 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Thank you, George.