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coronavirus washington, Fox News contributor Karl Rove breaks down the Democrats' politicization of the coronavirus on 'Hannity.' Fox News contributor Karl Rove slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Tuesday for politicizing the Trump administration's effort to contain and prepare for the spread of coronavirus within the United States. This is shameful on Schumer's part, Rove said on Hannity. Schumer criticized the White House's handling of the outbreak on the Senate floor earlier in the day, calling its efforts towering and dangerous incompetence. He was responding to the administration's request to Congress on Monday for $2.5 billion in supplemental spending to help combat the global outbreak.
coronavirus washington - NEBRASKA NURSE OVERSEEING QUARANTINE OF US CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS SAYS THEY ARE 'DOING VERY WELL' The request included $1.25 billion in new money, with the rest coming from unspent funds. The measure would help the federal government, as well as state and local agencies, prepare to respond to an outbreak and allocate cash for vaccine development. However, Schumer found the ask far too low to properly combat the novel virus. Stop it, Schumer, Rove said before explaining that the $2.5 billion ask was determined by a group assembled by the president, which includes Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Robert Redfield, National Institute of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci, acting Homeland Security Secretary, Chad Wolf, and the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
coronavirus washington, CORONAVIRUS INFECTS US SOLDIER FOR FIRST TIME CORONAVIRUS DISRUPTION TO EVERYDAY LIFE IN US 'MAY BE SEVERE,' CDC OFFICIAL SAYS These five people are helping plan this, Rove said. Three of them are completely apolitical. Schumer is trying to politicize something that should be left alone. If these top professionals thought that $2.5 billion was insufficient, they would say so, Rove added. The president is paying close attention to them. This ought to be done outside of politics.
coronavirus washington - The CDC issues a new warning on the coronavirus as more Americans become infected; Jonathan Serrie reports from Atlanta. Pope Francis is celebrating Ash Wednesday as usual -- even though other Masses in Italy were canceled due to fears of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. In St. Peter's Square, the leader of the Catholic Church held his general audience Wednesday as thousands of people gathered with face masks to protect against COVID-19. GOSPEL FOR ASIA CALLS ON CHRISTIANS TO PRAY AND FAST FOR END OF CORONAVIRUS DURING LENT
coronavirus washington - “I wish, again, to express my closeness to those who are ill with coronavirus and to health-care workers who are caring for them, the pope said. Pope Francis gives his speech during the general audience as faithful wear masks in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Francis prayed for the thousands of victims of the virus affected globally, which includes 300 in Italy, and the medical personnel treating them, before he looped through the square in his popemobile, shaking hands with pilgrims in the front row and kissing at least one baby.