FEMA Advisory: COVID-19 Daily Briefing Points (May 14, 2020)

FEMA ADVISORY – May 14, 2020

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

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Attached you will find today’s FEMA Daily Briefing Points 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.

Topline messaging includes:

• As of May 13, CDC, state, and local public health labs and other laboratories have tested more than 9.3 million samples.

• HHS and FEMA have expanded items supplied by the International Reagent Resource (IRR) to help public health labs access free diagnostics supplies and reagents.
• As of May 12, the FDA has issued 93 individual emergency use authorizations (EAU) for test kit manufacturers and laboratories, including 12 antibody tests and 1 antigen test.

• On May 13, President Trump and the CDC released guidance for colleges and universities on how to develop, implement and maintain a plan to ensure the health and safety of students, faculty and staff.

• Institutes of higher education, working together with local health departments, have an important role in slowing the spread of diseases and protecting vulnerable students, staff and faculty to help ensure a safe and healthy learning environment.

• On May 13, HHS, through the Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $15 million in CARES Act funding to 159 organizations across five health workforce programs to increase telehealth capabilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Through increased telehealth capabilities from this funding, organizations will be able to maintain primary care services when clinics and medical facilities are not available, especially for COVID-19 positive, quarantined, elderly and other vulnerable populations.

• On April 27, President Trump unveiled the Opening Up America Again Testing Overview and Testing Blueprint designed to facilitate state development and implementation of the robust testing plans and rapid response programs described in the President’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again. 

• On May 11, President Trump announced additional efforts to ensure that every state, territory and tribe has the resources they need to meet their testing goals for opening up America again.
• To support the Administration’s Testing Blueprint, FEMA is working to source and procure testing material – specifically, testing swabs and transport 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 May 13, FEMA, HHS, and the private sector combined have coordinated the delivery of or are currently shipping: 91.9 million N95 respirators, 129.7 million surgical masks, 9.3 million face shields, 21.4 million surgical gowns, and 994.5 million gloves.

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If you have any questions regarding this FEMA Advisory, please contact FEMA Office of External Affairs, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Division:

• Congressional Affairs at (202) 646-4500 or at FEMA-Congressional-Affairs@fema.dhs.gov
• Intergovernmental Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov
• Tribal Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-Tribal@fema.dhs.gov
• Private Sector Engagement at (202) 646-3444 or at nbeoc@max.gov

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• ESF15_DailyBriefingPoints_20200514 FINAL.pdf
• FEMA_Advisory_COVID19DailyBriefingPoints_20200514.pdf