Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Whole-of-America Response - June 5

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Intergovernmental Affairs

Please see the below, and attached, information from our partners in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding an update on the Whole-of-America response to COVID-19.

FEMA ADVISORY – JUNE 5, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic: Whole-of-America Response

Attached you will find today’s Daily Briefing Points and the Regional Supplemental for the Whole-of-America response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. These briefing points include Topline Messages, as well as information By the Numbers; Supply Chain Task Force; FEMA and Department of Health and Human Services Response; and Guidance from Federal Agencies. The Regional Supplemental highlights the updated numbers by states and regions.

Topline messaging includes:

  • One June 4 , USDA announced that it has approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
  • On June 4 , HHS announced new guidance that specifies what additional data laboratories must report to HHS along with COVID-19 test results. The Guidance standardizes reporting to ensure that public health officials have access to comprehensive and nearly real-time data to inform decision making in their response to COVID-19.
  • On June 4 , the FDA issued a new video resource explaining the different categories of tests in the fight against COVID-19: diagnostic tests and antibody tests.
  • As of June 3 , FEMA has made 9,262 deliveries of medical supplies to nursing homes to 53 states and territories. FEMA is coordinating two shipments totaling a 14-day supply of personal protective equipment to all 15,400 Medicaid and Medicare-certified nursing homes. The shipments are meant to supplement existing efforts to provide equipment to nursing homes.
  • As of June 4 , FEMA, HHS, and the private sector combined have coordinated the delivery of, or are currently shipping: 93.0 million N95 respirators, 148.9 million surgical masks, 13.9 million face shields, 37.6 million surgical gowns and over 1 billion gloves.
  • To support the Administration’s Testing Blueprint, FEMA is working to source and procure testing material – specifically, testing swabs and transport media.
    • FEMA has procured and delivered 19.8 million swabs and 10.6 million units of media.
    • The FEMA-sourced material will be provided to states, territories and tribes for a limited duration to help increase testing capacity in support of their individualized plans.
  • As of June 4 , CDC, state, and local public health labs and other laboratories have tested more than 19.3 million samples.
  • As of June 4 , the FDA has issued 120 individual emergency use authorizations (EAU) for test kit manufacturers and laboratories, including 15 antibody tests and one antigen test.

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