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President Donald Trump promised on Sunday that an additional 2,000 badly needed hospital beds are en route to New York - one of the epicenters of the coronavirus pandemic - with half of them arriving within 48 hours.
Trump said the federal government has already provided the state with more than 186,000 masks, 84,000 face shields and 68,000 surgical gowns to fight the virus. But that figure was a fraction of the millions of masks Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has said the state is seeking.
Within the next two days, however, the federal government will also send four large medical stations that will provide 1,000 additional hospital beds, the president said. Within three weeks, the 1,000-bed hospital ship USNS Comfort will also be sent to New York, Trump said.
The president said he approved Cuomo’s request for FEMA to set up 1,000 additional hospital beds, which Cuomo said earlier in the day would be set up at a makeshift hospital at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Trump added that the agency will provide staff and equipment for the makeshift hospital.
Cuomo had announced FEMA will erect the four federal hospital facilities within the Javits Center, in addition to a temporary hospital to be constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Each of the four federal hospitals will have 250 beds.
Trump is also revealing for the first time the number of respirators and other personal protective equipment sent to the hard-hit states by the federal government. It comes as state and local leaders have appealed on the federal government to provide far more, and as Trump has held off on using his fully authorities under the Defense Production Act to marshal the private sector’s capabilities.
Trump also said Sunday that he would approve "very quickly ... maybe tonight'' California's request for a major disaster declaration to deal with the worsening COVID-19 outbreak. Similar declarations were approved for New York and Washington state.
The president also approved California's activation of the National Guard to help with distribution of supplies and other needed relief efforts, but officials stressed that state officials would be in charge.
Trump said the federal government will also cover 100% of the cost involved with mobilizing the National Guard in New York, waiving the 25% that the state usually contributes for utilizing the Guard.
He also confirmed that he approved New York's request "for a major disaster declaration.” The declaration “makes federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected individuals in all areas in the State of New York,” the White House said in a statement.
“We’re enduring a great national trial, and we will prove that we can meet the moment,” Trump said.
Los Angeles County saw its largest one-day jump yet in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday, with 71 more patients and one additional death reported.
The White House said New York’s disaster declaration will also provide federal funding to “state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance, for all areas in the State of New York impacted by COVID-19.”
"We're sort of a backup for the states," Trump said. "These are three states that really do need help because they have been hit very hard," he said, referring to New York, California and Washington.
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