Trump, accompanied by Pence, meets with pharmaceutical executives at the White House.
The manufacturers said they hope to have antiviral treatments ready within months and vaccines by next year. At a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday evening, Trump promised that “we’re working hard on it and we’re going to come up with some really great solutions.“We will bring these therapies to market as rapidly as possible.”Pence said at a briefing for reporters at the White House that South Korea has begun screening all passengers bound for the US from any of their airports for infection. Italy will implement similar screening within 12 hours, Pence said.
Asked if those restrictions would be expanded, Pence said “the president was very clear we’re going to follow the facts and listen to the experts every step of the way”.