Trump uses briefing to issue warnings over drug cartels and IranFlorida, Georgia and Mississippi issue stay-home ordersPence: `Italy may be most comparable to the US at this pointTrump´s media assault rages in midst of coronavirus crisisUS officials predict up to 240,000 US coronavirus deathsSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.03am BST 12.51am BST The Pentagon is looking into sourcing and providing as many as 100,000 military-style body bags for civilian use, according to Bloomberg News. Bloomberg reports: The Pentagon is looking into buying more bags and will draw some initially from a stockpile of 50,000 it maintains, according to two people familiar with the request.The move is a somber counterpoint to the Pentagon´s highly-praised deployment of two hospital ships to New York and Los Angeles to help alleviate pressure on regional hospitals overburdened by the pandemic. 12.35am BST The briefing has ended. I´ve got one for fact check for you: Fact check: timeline 12.25am BST A reporter from OANN has been removed from the briefing room for violating distancing rules. WHCA Statement on Removing News Organization from News Briefing Seat Rotation pic.twitter.com/KL3XcPq7Rt 12.20am BST Fact check: More on testingTrump also deflected blame for the country´s slow start in testing, saying he `inherited a very broken system`. 12.06am BST Fact check: Are American coronavirus tests better?Trump touted the quality of US testing, destribing them as `strong` tests. 11.59pm BST Mike Pence, defending the decision not to open up Obamacare exchanges during the crisis, said that `we have Medicaid for underprivileged Americans.` Trump approved. `That was one of the greatest answers I´ve ever heard,` he said. `Because Mike was able to talk for 5 minutes and not answer your question.` 11.53pm BST Trump said the healthcare workers walking into hospitals are `like warriors... People are screaming, they´re clapping, they´re like heroes.` `We´re going to be doing something for them, ...
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