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The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinated flights from Asia with 80 tons of personal protective equipment for New York, New Jersey and Connected, with more flights going to Illinois today and Ohio Tuesday, FEMA said today in an update on the federal government’s response to COVID-19.
The Department of Health and Human Services said it will speed the development and manufacturing of vaccines to prevent COVID-19, starting a candidate from Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Research & Development.
President Trump March 27 issued an executive order “to expand domestic production of health and medical resources needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19, including personal protective equipment and ventilators,” as enabled by the Defense Production Act.
President Trump said the guidelines for containing the spread of COVID-19, including social distancing, will extend through April 30.
The AHA released a Special Bulletin with information on loan and payroll tax provisions included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that may help hospitals and health systems maintain adequate cash flow.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued a draft order that would create a program to help eligible health care providers purchase telecommunications, broadband and devices to provide telehealth services to COVID-19 patients and others at higher risk for the virus while reducing…
The Department of Veterans Affairs has released a comprehensive plan to respond to COVID-19.
To meet the urgent need to expand laboratory capacity, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a relaxed enforcement policy under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments during the COVID-19 public health emergency with respect to review of pathology slides, proficiency…
The AHA announced a national initiative to secure millions of masks for health care workers, including physicians, nurses and caregivers treating COVID-19 patients and at greater risk due to the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment.
The House by voice vote passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748). The legislation is the third large-scale congressional effort in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Senate passed the bill 96-0. President Trump is expected to sign it…