And Washington, DC, closed roads after visitors ignored social distancing as crowds flocked to view cherry blossoms. Also very troubling in the bill were significant shortfalls of money that our hospitals, city, states and medical workers desperately needed," the New York Democrat said. Trump announced the provision of hundreds of thousands of surgical masks, face shields, gloves and gowns to New York and Washington states in recent days. Some said they were competing with one another on marked up markets for medical supplies to get their hospitals what was needed. Cuomo describes competing with other states for supplies 02:32"I believe the federal government should immediately implement the Defense Production Act."

Source: CNN March 23, 2020 04:01 UTC