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Had press conference. POTUS came. Had good conversation with him. He is getting
very crummy with me. I sarcastically answered one of the persistent questions about the
cruise ship issue by saying I personally would never get on a cruise ship.
PRESS: CNN New Day with Alisyn Camerota and John Berman; FOX and
Friends.
Mar. 10, 2020 - 116,588/4090. USA cases now 712. Deaths 29
Just signed off on a Level 3 State ("Reconsider Travel") and a Level 3 CDC ("Avoid
non-essential travel) for the European Schengen Area This measn that all travelers from
this area are required to enact a 14 day voluntary quarantine after arriving to USA. Also
will consider an INA Section 212(f) Proclamation banning travel to USA bu any foreign
national, with limited exceptions, who has been physically present in Italy in the last 14
days
I push hard with Jerome Adams to expand community mitigation. One topic was
whether there should be campaign rallies. I insiste that we say all large crowds should
be avoided. Marc Short pushes back since the POTUS will be doing rallies. Jerome and
I continue to push. I will say that the degree of stopping depends on the area of the
country - Washingotn State (bad); Nebraska (probably OK).
Chris Liddell becoming a friend and encourages me to stick by my guns - good guy.
For better or worse, I am becoming an international celebrity. Calls from all over the
world.
Am concerned a bit about my health. Having total body pain and will again stop Crestor
Reports from Italy are really bad. Running out of equipment and just letting the elderly
and frail die without intervention.
Katie Miller defending my saying what is my opinion based on good public health
principles despite others in the VP's staff wanting me to be a bit more politically
sensitive, particularly around campaign rallies. Katie wants to have me do ther "Fauci 5"
this coming Sunday.
Chatted with Govenor DeSantis (R-FL) who was concerned that I said at Press
conference today that Florida had community spread, when in fact Florida just had a big
cluster. He was correct, was nice on the phone call arranged by WH after he
complained. We came out with a statement correcting.
Spoke together with (Bob Redfield)with Nancy Pelosi at the request of VP to convince
her to pass a bill to indemnify companies who make the surgical masks. There are 2
categories of masks: 1) medical, and 2) industry. They are really the same with some
very minor differences. We do not have enough medical and so we want to sell the
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| Mar. 9, 2020 - 111,354/3892. Stock market really crashing. | 2020-03-09 | diary entry | 44–45 |
| Mar. 10, 2020 - 116,588/4090. USA cases now 712. Deaths 29 | 2020-03-10 | diary entry | 45–46 |