RUSH TRANSCRIPT Vice president ░░░░░░░░ Pence is in charge ░░░░░░░░ the White House s ░░░░░░░░ task force and he ░░░░░░░░ us from here in ░░░░░░░░ Mr Vice president good ░░░░░░░░ thanks for being with ░░░░░░░░ Good morning all Mr ░░░░░░░░ president the first as ░░░░░░░░ mentioned as Paula mentioned ░░░░░░░░ want to get to ░░░░░░░░ travel ban to begin ░░░░░░░░ The first confirmed case ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus in this country ░░░░░░░░ January on the 21st ░░░░░░░░ have we waited so ░░░░░░░░ for a travel ban ░░░░░░░░ as you state when ░░░░░░░░ first case of Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ in this country it ░░░░░░░░ be a little more ░░░░░░░░ a week later that ░░░░░░░░ president took the unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ of suspending all travel ░░░░░░░░ China which was the ░░░░░░░░ originating country of this ░░░░░░░░ We also established travel ░░░░░░░░ and we ve been ░░░░░░░░ passengers on all direct ░░░░░░░░ from South Korea and ░░░░░░░░ But with the epicenter ░░░░░░░░ this epidemic now moving ░░░░░░░░ China and South Korea ░░░░░░░░ Europe yesterday the president ░░░░░░░░ took the unprecedented step ░░░░░░░░ suspending all travel from ░░░░░░░░ for the next 30 ░░░░░░░░ and and that in ░░░░░░░░ with our strong mitigation ░░░░░░░░ in communities that are ░░░░░░░░ what our expert call ░░░░░░░░ spread areas of California ░░░░░░░░ State and New York ░░░░░░░░ re going to continue ░░░░░░░░ put put every effort ░░░░░░░░ home and with regard ░░░░░░░░ these travel restrictions in ░░░░░░░░ to protect the health ░░░░░░░░ safety of the American ░░░░░░░░ Mr Vice president the ░░░░░░░░ last night said that ░░░░░░░░ has dramatically more cases ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus than the United ░░░░░░░░ However how do we ░░░░░░░░ that when we hav ░░░░░░░░ been testing widely Well ░░░░░░░░ state lab in America ░░░░░░░░ able to conduct tests ░░░░░░░░ we have three particular ░░░░░░░░ that we re tracking ░░░░░░░░ spread We ve been ░░░░░░░░ testing it resources into ░░░░░░░░ areas and we continue ░░░░░░░░ do that Make no ░░░░░░░░ about it All the ░░░░░░░░ cases in the world ░░░░░░░░ week 70 of the ░░░░░░░░ cases were in Europe ░░░░░░░░ the increase has been ░░░░░░░░ When the president imposed ░░░░░░░░ travel advisory and we ░░░░░░░░ screening all flights all ░░░░░░░░ coming into the United ░░░░░░░░ from Italy two weeks ░░░░░░░░ there were roughly 500 ░░░░░░░░ cases Now there s ░░░░░░░░ 000 About 1 000 ░░░░░░░░ Germany about 1 000 ░░░░░░░░ France That s the ░░░░░░░░ why the president essentially ░░░░░░░░ full stop we re ░░░░░░░░ to suspend all travel ░░░░░░░░ that American citizens coming ░░░░░░░░ and legal residents will ░░░░░░░░ funneled through 13 different ░░░░░░░░ They ll get an ░░░░░░░░ health screening coming in ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ everyone returning to our ░░░░░░░░ to self quarantine for ░░░░░░░░ days So testing is ░░░░░░░░ in every state lab ░░░░░░░░ the country Many university ░░░░░░░░ have taken the FDA ░░░░░░░░ like the University of ░░░░░░░░ is doing a great ░░░░░░░░ expanding testing capabilities But ░░░░░░░░ biggest piece on the ░░░░░░░░ is that our commercial ░░░░░░░░ that the president brought ░░░░░░░░ last week cultures like ░░░░░░░░ and lab corp have ░░░░░░░░ had approved a new ░░░░░░░░ that they several days ░░░░░░░░ had begun to take ░░░░░░░░ market which they can ░░░░░░░░ in a vast and ░░░░░░░░ way across the country ░░░░░░░░ literally in the days ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to see the availability ░░░░░░░░ tests at your local ░░░░░░░░ Ultimately at your local ░░░░░░░░ Continue to expand Mr ░░░░░░░░ president the governor of ░░░░░░░░ York who is of ░░░░░░░░ dealing with a significant ░░░░░░░░ of cases said that ░░░░░░░░ are two ways to ░░░░░░░░ this Massive quarantines massive ░░░░░░░░ and he said we ░░░░░░░░ t rely on the ░░░░░░░░ or the FDA that ░░░░░░░░ ve become a bottleneck ░░░░░░░░ testing is taking too ░░░░░░░░ Well I spoke with ░░░░░░░░ Cuomo last night in ░░░░░░░░ with some guidance that ░░░░░░░░ issued to New York ░░░░░░░░ Washington State and California ░░░░░░░░ ve put out very ░░░░░░░░ strong recommendations for social ░░░░░░░░ for large gatherings for ░░░░░░░░ We re working in ░░░░░░░░ cooperation with the state ░░░░░░░░ New York And the ░░░░░░░░ and I have talked ░░░░░░░░ the fact that we ░░░░░░░░ working for the high ░░░░░░░░ testing to be approved ░░░░░░░░ state lab in New ░░░░░░░░ state is already able ░░░░░░░░ do that As the ░░░░░░░░ and I discussed earlier ░░░░░░░░ week we re working ░░░░░░░░ expand that to other ░░░░░░░░ labs and the American ░░░░░░░░ can be confident we ░░░░░░░░ going to continue to ░░░░░░░░ in every way to ░░░░░░░░ out as the president ░░░░░░░░ any red tape any ░░░░░░░░ to testing that might ░░░░░░░░ existed at the FDA ░░░░░░░░ make it possible for ░░░░░░░░ labs university hospitals as ░░░░░░░░ as these commercial laboratories ░░░░░░░░ can t emphasize enough ░░░░░░░░ you Mr Vice president ░░░░░░░░ you go to quest ░░░░░░░░ lab corp You can ░░░░░░░░ see they re providing ░░░░░░░░ information where health care ░░░░░░░░ can obtain tests And ░░░░░░░░ will be literally expanding ░░░░░░░░ the day Mr Vice ░░░░░░░░ that s heartening news ░░░░░░░░ many I m sure ░░░░░░░░ to put this in ░░░░░░░░ China at this point ░░░░░░░░ about 300 000 tests ░░░░░░░░ there South Korea 200 ░░░░░░░░ tests We have the ░░░░░░░░ count 7 700 Why ░░░░░░░░ we so far behind ░░░░░░░░ we have begun testing ░░░░░░░░ If you don t ░░░░░░░░ you don t catch ░░░░░░░░ milder cases you can ░░░░░░░░ contain this thing Well ░░░░░░░░ think it is an ░░░░░░░░ since I was tapped ░░░░░░░░ lead this effort two ░░░░░░░░ ago by the president ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ we ve put real ░░░░░░░░ on the fact is ░░░░░░░░ every state laboratory in ░░░░░░░░ country now for some ░░░░░░░░ since the advent of ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus in this country ░░░░░░░░ been able to conduct ░░░░░░░░ own Coronavirus tests But ░░░░░░░░ truth is they are ░░░░░░░░ required to report that ░░░░░░░░ to the CDC as ░░░░░░░░ have to do in ░░░░░░░░ case of many diseases ░░░░░░░░ so it s a ░░░░░░░░ reporting now We re ░░░░░░░░ to adjust that so ░░░░░░░░ we re getting the ░░░░░░░░ information from every state ░░░░░░░░ But anyone anyone of ░░░░░░░░ viewers this morning that ░░░░░░░░ be concerned that they ░░░░░░░░ exposed to the Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ to someone who had ░░░░░░░░ or if they have ░░░░░░░░ they can call their ░░░░░░░░ their doctor can contact ░░░░░░░░ state lab and they ░░░░░░░░ be able to find ░░░░░░░░ how they can obtain ░░░░░░░░ test in all 50 ░░░░░░░░ Tests are being conducted ░░░░░░░░ I said at the ░░░░░░░░ s direction we re ░░░░░░░░ to expands that very ░░░░░░░░ all across the country ░░░░░░░░ cooperation with our incredible ░░░░░░░░ laboratories And the president ░░░░░░░░ said that every American ░░░░░░░░ wants to get tested ░░░░░░░░ get tested Right But ░░░░░░░░ s simply not true ░░░░░░░░ what we re hearing ░░░░░░░░ our own medical contributors ░░░░░░░░ officials from New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ Congress on Tuesday that ░░░░░░░░ state of about nine ░░░░░░░░ people has only received ░░░░░░░░ test kits So when ░░░░░░░░ the states get these ░░░░░░░░ Well I think what ░░░░░░░░ president was referring to ░░░░░░░░ was something that governor ░░░░░░░░ Inslee of Washington State ░░░░░░░░ to our attention about ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago And that ░░░░░░░░ that many health professionals ░░░░░░░░ CDC guidance to see ░░░░░░░░ if I were only ░░░░░░░░ symptomatic that a authority ░░░░░░░░ recommend a Coronavirus test ░░░░░░░░ changed that CDC sent ░░░░░░░░ very clear guidelines so ░░░░░░░░ now if you call ░░░░░░░░ doctor regardless of your ░░░░░░░░ a doctor can order ░░░░░░░░ hesitation a test they ░░░░░░░░ contact the state laboratory ░░░░░░░░ as I said we ░░░░░░░░ continuing to expand the ░░░░░░░░ and literally we re ░░░░░░░░ going to expand hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of more tests ░░░░░░░░ the days and weeks ░░░░░░░░ all across the country ░░░░░░░░ Vice president The president ░░░░░░░░ focus last night was ░░░░░░░░ say we need to ░░░░░░░░ all travel from Europe ░░░░░░░░ we do know now ░░░░░░░░ the epicenter of the ░░░░░░░░ is Europe And that ░░░░░░░░ we looked over the ░░░░░░░░ 36 hours of the ░░░░░░░░ states yesterday early in ░░░░░░░░ day that had Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ 30 of those actually ░░░░░░░░ be tied to contacts ░░░░░░░░ Europe So the president ░░░░░░░░ full stop on any ░░░░░░░░ incoming from Europe Mr ░░░░░░░░ president We re also ░░░░░░░░ that to all of ░░░░░░░░ mitigation efforts particularly in ░░░░░░░░ communities where we have ░░░░░░░░ spread Mr Vice president ░░░░░░░░ American can help by ░░░░░░░░ common sense and good ░░░░░░░░ regardless of whether there ░░░░░░░░ a Coronavirus case in ░░░░░░░░ community Absolutely correct That ░░░░░░░░ a good note to ░░░░░░░░ on We ve got ░░░░░░░░ leave it there Vice ░░░░░░░░ Pence thank you very ░░░░░░░░ We hope to talk ░░░░░░░░ you again real soon ░░░░░░░░ we ll talk to ░░░░░░░░ David Agus with more ░░░░░░░░ the spread of this ░░░░░░░░ and how to contain ░░░░░░░░