President Trump speaks at the White House about the U.S. response to the spread of the novel coronavirus.Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
The patient who died was a man in his 50s with underlying medical conditions, according to Washington state health officials.
Inslee just being decisive and proactive, as usual.
How about getting the PPE gear to first responders and medical staff? How about test kits? Why wait to make them here? Buy them from SKorea!
So far in this 2019-2020 Flu deaths have reached about 16,000 in the US. About 75 in WA state.
Who writes your Twitter sub-heads? 'Trump defends?' Who's attacking? Only media and then those bobble-heads who follow along. Shame on NPR. A constant whiff, just subtle enough to deny in any one instance but undeniable as an over-riding tone.
Total insanity of reaction. No wonder people freak out.
It took Obama 6 months and 1000 deaths to declare a National emergency during virus H1N1.
According to guy in the White House coronavirus is a hoax.
Will he block all travel to and from the state?
I know we talking about a person not a number, but I think the count should be named Trump/Pense incompetence toll 1
Over a thousand people have died from the average winter flu, including children. Why no “state of emergency” over that? This is just political posturing; NPR is participating in it and it stinks.
NEWSFLASH...this should have been the mindset 30 days ago geniuses 🤷🏽♂️
1 person dies. yes lets panic and close down the state!
trump Is as dangerous as the virus.. I hope people realize what he says cannot be trusted! The man is a total IDIOT!! 😡 FULL STOP!
But VP is in charge he knows that the only way to heal is not science of modern medics but thoughts and prayers so 😒
Flicking channels saw Steve Bannon pushing conspiracy theory. Is bannon up to his old tricks again. Makes one wonder ? Hmmm 😳👀😝
Good luck getting common sense out of that lot mate ...
So it’s not just going to disappear like a miracle?
When people have no access to healthcare you can call all the states of emergency you like, isn’t going to make a whole lot of difference.
I live in Kirkland, Wa. The grocery/Costco stores were emptied today. There are about 25 firefighters in quarantine. It's absolutely crazy here.
Wow, you don't expect to see a photo of Trump anywhere near the words 'common sense.'
that's fast
Man or a woman? Because there was a little confusion about that.
It has officially started...
Mendacity want work with the C virus....
Just for clarification? Was the first US death by Covid-19 a man or a woman? Or both and there are two? Presser had Trump et al say woman,car radio said man. Who can get even this right?
when does dumbass Donald blame it on the Dem governor?
Heads will role at the CDC. Pence is there to bury this kind of information. More deep staters telling Americans the truth.
Google Kirkland WA
Nuh-unn! Not if “45” has anything to say about it...he’s a “StAbLe gEnIuS”...and knows more about viruses🦠than anybody!
Did they know that this afternoon around 1:30?
Could either one of those doctors from the NIH & the CDC confirm that we have a drug abuser as POTUS? It was in plain view today!
Nearly half of the first 138 cases in Wuhan were thought to be from hospital transmission. One patient is thought to have infected atleast 10 healthcare workers. N95 masks are NOT adequate protection against aerosol pathogens.
Amazingly, they all started out with same comment that the risks are low for a Coronavirus outbreak here in the U.S., all with a straight face. This, after the first death. Trump’s gotta make everything political. He has no idea. He’s ridiculous.
Shouldn’t VP and realDonaldTrump team be visiting the nursing facility to show support
Yea well I just got over the flu. You know the flu that kills 38,000 to 50,000 Americans every year. I was sick for 8 damn days... Where is my headline?!!?
This was from the 70 year old woman. She was in a LT care facility. Makes sense but there can be containment. It is sad they are rather fragile state. But good treatment now is not finding them in the field.
theodoricofyork
Still don't see the U S Surgeon General
It’ll be at zero any day now, trump promised!
If Pence is heading up the Coronavirus team, why isn’t he the one providing the press updates? Mike_Pence VP
And we're doing what about cases already here and spreading?
That’s not preparation for what is to come-here.
FFS! coordinate with all countries and establish a GlobalTravelQuarantine for 3 weeks. No human travel whatsoever. DONE. CONTAINED. It costs us all less than this circus of putting politicians in charge and piecemeal rolling travel.
And the Southern border because those Mexicans and their 3 cases are going to totally infect us...not.
So a ban on Iran, but only an advisory for Italy and S. Korea...
Wait but why Iran? I can see the other two but that last seems strange.
People die of respiratory flu every winter. So far a very low count this season. No evidence this Flu is more lethal than other flus. Our fakenews world ruled by panic.
Wow! He is so efficient! What a bunch of incompetent people dealing with dramatic facts. Please God help us.
Only thing to stop a coronavirus? A SUPERcoronavirus DNCmath
Advisory against white people. Restrictions against brown people. Got it.
Ok we have incompetent leadership in DC. Now Governors of each state need to take charge of their states. We need leadership from State to State.
Thank GOD Mike Pence is on the job!!! 😷🤒🤧
Trump will be okay with it because old people don’t matter caronavirusoutbreak TrumpLiesAboutCoronavirus TrumpNotFitForOffice
Sigh. This is not going to end well. My heart is with my friends and family in Washington state, my home state.
Any reports re people who kiss flags made in China?
Seems to be an issue with blue states.
IncompetenceKills
Meadia spreads fear in an attempt to keep Trump from re election.
Tax and interest rate cuts will fix this.
Remember that frontline health care workers are making some of the biggest sacrifices, the next time Trump and his sycophants congratulate each other during a Covid-19 presser.
How many people died from the common flu today?
Man dies from “hoax.”
This is BAD news!
Omh
Wow Trump you really are a Hoax.
Underlying medical conditions, which means the Coronavirus alone wouldn’t have killed him. That’s why so many die from the flu because of underlying medical conditions.
Would SOMEONE PLEASE investigate if it is POSSIBLE that this Covid19 Virus May have been transported into USA on items Imported From China It lives on objects 4 Days. Answers How guy got it w No travel HotZone! PLEASE! nprscottsimon Kelly drsanjaygupta
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As a long time medic, I know folks in the state have known for a while what was up with this patient. HIPPA be damned, folks in that hospital and state health dept knew. I don't know anyone working in King County but that's where the info is. Someone there is lying.
Luckily these two idiots aren’t in charge
Trump will attack the person that died. 'It was a never Trump person that wanted to see me fail.'
IMPOTUS realDonaldTrump thinks it's a woman. The CrookedGOP hit a home run with CrazyOrangeMan
What comes out of the White House can’t be believed. I trust nothing coming out of Trump or Pence’s lying mouths.
Why didn't you say that trump incorrectly said that the victim was a woman. Oh. I forgot. NPR.
Yet just a few days ago realDonaldTrump stated everyone was getting better and nothing to worry about...can we actually have a Leader who knows what the hell is going on in the REAL world...
esaagar
maggieNYT When you Fking people can't get the sex right on the 1 st death in America of CoronaVirus it's sick... ask China for help...fk
No mention of Trump getting the gender wrong?
Men seem to be more susceptible. Maybe their hygiene isn’t as good!
maggieNYT Male, female...what is the difference Not like accuracy matters anymore in America!!
But he was a wonderful woman.
So was it really a 19 year old boy and Trump wants to control this info? Unbelievable
This is a reminder of why most people should not rely on the federal government for help in this crisis. The difference btwn this & the WA announcement is dramatic. Good luck to those citizens that spent the last few decades caring more low taxes than competency & preparedness.
Everyone always says underlying conditions to make the public feel better. More of it won’t happen to me. How about explaining then what type of health conditions the people had before contracting the virus.
Great..went from 19 year old boy..to Trump saying 50 year old woman..now 50 year old man...why is this so hard?
When you lack the ability to keep even simple facts straight on who died, you show not only how weak you are as a leader, but how unfit you are to lead a nation. The United States goes further down the rabbit hole w/incompetence & failure to remove the idiot-in-chief traitor
maggieNYT And Trump said a woman. We can’t have this guy anywhere near this disease.
Well, was it a man or a woman? Who was 'late 50s' or 19? WHICH IS IT?
Shocker: you can die from getting sick when you aren’t healthy!!
maggieNYT Dr. Fauci is the man!
But its just a hoax, right?
maggieNYT And how many millions? of Americans would fit that description? But, we 'Seniors' need to relax and trust our administration.
Kinda would like to know why Surgeon General is not in charge. Why isn’t he doing the briefing since this would be his area of expertise. Just wondering...
The president couldn’t even get the person’s gender correct
During the press conference, Trump said it was a 'wonderful' woman who died. I don't understand why none of those people with Trump corrected his error. Truly Orwellian.
yet Trump called her 'a wonderful woman', and Pence followed suit.
Trump said it was a woman. Why cant the WH get its facts straight.
That’s one...prayers to his family. But how many died from influenza? Pneumonia? Or any number of other viruses? Keep perspective please.
I feel so much safer now that the Trump Admin again has the wrong info. That is not a good sign of security! 😳
theodoricofyork JFC ... First Washington State report said 19 yr old male ... trump/pence said 50-something woman ... now this. Can this country be any more fucking incompetent? Why is BASIC information so hard at a difficult time like this?
maggieNYT Pretty soon everyone no matter the age is going to have an underLYING condition..
maggieNYT Why was the person referred to as she then?
Now it is a man in his 50's First it was a 19 year old man, than woman in her 50's now a man in his 50's (who we never even heard about before) You can see why we don't have much confidence in trump handling this right?
“Gender is just a construct” -WH Officials
Ok so I've seen so many conflicting reports on the covid death in Washington, some say a woman, some say a man, 19, late 30s, 50s, all conflicting reports
You simply can’t trust the White House anymore to get even the most basic of facts right.
Novel?
I'm sure his friends and family will take some comfort in the news he was 'a wonderful woman.'
What are you implying?
maggieNYT Let's clarify this: he did not confirm the death of a MAN, he made up a story about the person being 'a wonderful woman.'
Would someone in the media at least get the gender correct? CNN has reported it was a woman. Trump and Pence also.
Good thing most Americans are in good health due to our excellent health care system that is available to all!
Still a hoax? 😷😷😷
Not a lovely woman?
Is the flu really more deadly than the Corona Virus?
'She was a good woman.' -- Trump
they cant even get this right.... maybe it is time....?
Relax folks. It's just a hoax. The stable genius says so. They same genius who was hysterical about ebola when Obama was POTUS. COVID2019
Why did realDonaldTrump refer to the victim as a woman several times?