E3: Coronavirus US live: Cuomo says bidding war for ventilators is 'like being on eBay'

The sale of Trump’s Washington hotel has been put on hold as the industry struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Washington Post reports:

Trump’s firm, which he still owns, has had to press pause on the proposed sale of its D.C. hotel lease due to the market’s collapse as potential buyers wait for banks and investors to return normal operations. ...

Trump’s company, now run by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, announced the planned sale in October and set a January deadline for initial bids. It is unclear how many companies are pursuing the lease, which Trump signed with the federal government before his election, although BET co-founder Sheila Johnson was among the bidders.

Dr Anthony Fauci said the White House is examining whether to recommend more widespread usage of face masks to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.

Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said medical professionals should still have priority in receiving face masks, considering they are on the front lines against the virus.

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said he believes the impeachment of Trump distracted lawmakers from responding early to coronavirus.

The Kentucky Republican told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt this morning that the virus “came up while we were tied down on the impeachment trial. And I think it diverted the attention of the government, because everything every day was all about impeachment.″

Here’s where the day stands so far:

At his press conference that ended moments ago, New York governor Andrew Cuomo referred to coronavirus as “the great equalizer,” citing his brother’s recent diagnosis.

"This virus is the great equalizer:"

Here's what @NYGovCuomo said about "my best friend," brother @ChrisCuomo, testing positive for Covid-19. "He will be fine." pic.twitter.com/Lf91IIbseU

New York governor Andrew Cuomo closed his press conference by criticizing Congress’ response to the coronavirus crisis.

Cuomo said the three bills passed by Congress do not provide sufficient funding to New York, which has seen the most coronavirus cases in the country.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said he is dissatisfied with how the state’s unemployment system is working now as many companies lay off employees.

“It is not working as smoothly as I’d like to see it,” Cuomo said. “It’s compunding people’s stress.”

New York governor Andrew Cuomo was asked how the state will determine who receives ventilators if there is a shortage.

“I don’t even want to think about that consequence,” the governor replied.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said the chaos created by a bidding war on ventilators was easily predictable and should have been avoided.

“Did you really have to learn that 50 states shouldn’t compete against 50 states, and then FEMA shouldn’t come in late and compete with 50 states?” Cuomo said.

CUOMO: "Anyone could've told you a lot of these things ... Did you really have to learn that 50 states shouldn't compete against 50 states, and then FEMA shouldn't come in late and compete with 50 states? It's not like you had to go to the Harvard Kennedy school to learn this." pic.twitter.com/odPjfLggxl

New York governor Andrew Cuomo lamented how many states are bidding against each other to obtain ventilators right now.

“You have 50 states competing to buy the same item. It’s like being on Ebay,” the governor said. “How inefficient!”

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said the state has ordered 17,000 ventilators from China at a price of roughly $25,000 each.

Cuomo said the state’s financial commitment to the ventilators underscores how badly they are needed to mitigate the coronavirus death toll.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said the state will hit the peak of its coronavirus crisis in seven to 21 days.

“This does me no good,” Cuomo said of the estimate. “The range is too broad.”

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said there was a lesson to be learned from his brother’s coronavirus diagnosis.

Cuomo noted his brother, CNN host Chris Cuomo, was considered an essential worker. CNN said the host was at its New York offices as recently as last Friday.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed his brother, CNN host Chris Cuomo, has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

“He is going to be fine,” the governor said of his brother. “He’s young, in good shape, strong, not as strong as he thinks, but he will be fine,” Cuomo joked.

News of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s positive coronavirus test broke as his brother Andrew, the governor of New York, was beginning his daily press conference in Albany.

Andrew is discussing Chris now, but here’s what happened when the two brothers spoke to each other in prime time on Monday night.

Related: Will Andrew Cuomo run for president, his brother asks? 'No. No'

I don't know why but I could watch this forever.pic.twitter.com/utRawEFP55

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said “nobody knows” when the coronavirus crisis may end, and New Yorkers should prepare accordingly.

“I can say this, it’s not going to be soon,” Cuomo said of when the crisis may start to dissipate. “So calibrate yourself and your expectations, so you are not disappointed every morning when you wake up.”

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said the state is trying to prepare for when it hits its peak number of coronavirus cases, which will likely come in the next few weeks.

“We’ve been behind this virus from day one,” Cuomo said, arguing officials and hospitals need to prepare for the likely surge in cases.

New York govenor Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the state’s response to coronavirus in Albany.

Cuomo said New York has confirmed 172,196 cases of coronavirus and 1,550 deaths, accounting for about half of all deaths in the country.

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, the brother of New York governor Andrew Cuomo, has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

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New York City has seen 932 deaths from coronavirus, marking an increase of 142 since yesterday morning, according to the latest statistics.

The city has also seen more than 40,000 cases, the majority of them being people under the age of 50.

NEW: New York City COVID-19 cases top 40,000 since last night with 932 deaths.

According to this morning's statistics 52% of reported cases were for people 50 years of age or YOUNGER.

Here's a chart showing case counts and new cases in NYC: pic.twitter.com/WMTEKDxd0b

Coronavirus has claimed more than 3,000 American lives, with yesterday becoming the deadliest day of the pandemic for the US yet.

Those figures mean the coronavirus death toll has now surpassed that of the September 11 attacks, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans.

Related: Coronavirus map of the US: latest cases state by state

Trump called on Congress to pay a $2tn infrastructure bill just days after the president signed a $2tn package meant to aid the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.

With interest rates for the United States being at ZERO, this is the time to do our decades long awaited Infrastructure Bill. It should be VERY BIG & BOLD, Two Trillion Dollars, and be focused solely on jobs and rebuilding the once great infrastructure of our Country! Phase 4

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will hold a press briefing in about 30 minutes.

I will be giving my daily #Coronavirus briefing at 11:30 AM. Stay tuned.

Congressman Max Rose announced he would deploy to the National Guard to help with coronavirus response efforts.

Rose, a captain in the Army National Guard, will deploy tomorrow and serve as an operations officer at Staten Island facilities in the coming weeks, his office said in a statement.

Tomorrow, I will be deploying to the National Guard to do my small part to assist in the response to the coronavirus on Staten Island.

Wanted you to hear from me what this means. We will get through this—together. pic.twitter.com/ycwNtGi4ty

Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said he believes the country is already starting to see the effects of social distancing restrictions.

“If you look now, we’re starting to see glimmers that [social distancing] is actually having some dampening effect,” Fauci told CNN.

Republican senator Rick Scott called for most testing to be done in his home state of Florida, where governor Ron DeSantis has not yet issued a statewide “stay at home” order.

DeSantis has faced some criticism over his response to the virus after footage circulated of spring breakers visiting Florida beaches earlier this month.

House majority leader Steny Hoyer urged members to keep their schedules “very flexible” in the weeks and months to come.

Hoyer said yesterday that the House was not expected to reconvene until 20 April , but the Democratic leader warned the chamber will later have to make up for time lost because of the pandemic.

Schedule update from @LeaderHoyer urges members to keep their "schedules very flexible."

"In order to make up for time that has been lost, the House may meet during weeks that had previously been scheduled as District Work Periods, and four-day weeks may become five-day weeks. " pic.twitter.com/YDCi4FyuRk

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine complained about the lack of “widespread testing” in a CNN interview this morning, echoing reported complaints from other governors.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says the state will see its peak in coronavirus cases “between mid-April and mid-May... It’s a 30-day period time. We’re not quite sure when.”
“Part of this is driven by the fact that we don’t have widespread testing,” he adds.https://t.co/LO087rLFBH pic.twitter.com/DMD8onU2LV

House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats’ fourth coronavirus bill would help to serve state and local leaders grappling with the pandemic.

On a call yesterday with reporters, Pelosi said the legislation would include proposals on clean water, infrastructure and rural broadband.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi also commented on her tense relationship with the president amid the coronavirus pandemic. (The pair have not spoken in five months.)

“If it’s necessary, I’m sure we will speak,” Pelosi told MSNBC. But she added that she didn’t know what she would learn from speaking to Trump.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi made an appearance on MSNBC this morning and called for more testing to fight the coronavirus crisis.

“Proper testing, that has been a problem since the start,” Pelosi said. “Testing, testing, testing.”

Speaker Pelosi on upcoming coronavirus legislation: "I hope that in this next bill that we will be able to address the concerns of our state and local governments. That is absolutely essential. We need to do more ... we can only go as fast as the signature." pic.twitter.com/S7TduoQOME

I watched a portion of low rated (very) Morning Psycho (Joe) this Morning in order to see what Nancy Pelosi had to say, & what moves she was planning to further hurt our Country. Actually, other than her usual complaining that I’m a terrible person, she wasn’t bad. Still praying!

Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of the coronavirus emergency. New York governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday night that the peak number of concurrent cases in the state, still the country’s foremost hotspot, was expected to arrive in the coming six to 21 days.

As of Tuesday morning there were more than 164,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the United States and 3,161 had died, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. In New York state there were 67,384 confirmed cases and 1,342 deaths. Neighboring New Jersey had the second-most cases with 16,636 cases and 198 deaths.

“New York Governor Cuomo says President Trump has been “very helpful.” @foxandfriends Thank you, everybody is working very hard!

I don't know why but I could watch this forever.pic.twitter.com/utRawEFP55

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