Trump administration’s efforts outmatched by the virus
CNNWashington CNN — As America effectively shuts down, failures over coronavirus testing kits and President Donald Trump’s disastrous bid to calm the markets are coming to symbolize a federal government that increasingly seems outmatched by the global pandemic. “I’ve got to be clear, we’ve all got to be clear – this is the worst public health crisis for a generation,” Johnson said. “I must level with you, level with the British public: More families, many more families, are going to lose loved ones before their time.” In France, President Emmanuel Macron said in a live televised address that the epidemic was “the most grave public health crisis that France has known in a century.” “Despite the efforts to slow it down, the virus continues to spread and is accelerating,” he added. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, said he was “absolutely appalled.” “There’s still no plan, no strategy, for testing, for ventilators, for the basics that are required for people to survive,” Blumenthal said.