Trump: expects House to pass new PPP package today.
Pleased Harvard, Stanford, Princeton and large businesses returning funding. $350M either not gone out or renegotiated.

Trump: In 23 states, new cases have declined. 46 states drop in patients showing coronavirus-like symptoms.

Trump: New study confirms coronavirus survives better in colder/drier climates, not as well in warmer/humid. https://news.yahoo.com/sunlight-destroys-coronavirus-very-quickly-new-government-tests-find-but-experts-say-pandemic-could-still-last-through-summer-200745675.html

Trump: 750M pieces of PPE airlifted to US, in addition to ramping up domestic production lines.

Pence: Data continues to show promising signs of progress. States continue to see reductions in hospitalizations.

Task force believes, as states implement phased reopening, by early summer could be in a much better place as a nation, w/ much of this coronavirus epidemic behind

Pence: 4.93M tests completed across U.S.
Commercial labs did more than 100k in a single day yesterday.

Pence: Going to hear from governors about strategies to increase testing. For ex, after FDA approved Thermo Fisher's reagent, Ohio was able to 2x-3x testing overnight.
Other states are partnering with universities/academic centers and adding drive-thru testing locations

Pence: Many govs looking to restart elective procedures as of May 1. Some earlier.

Context: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-the-coronavirus-crisis-is-set-to-squeeze-financially-strapped-docs-and-hospitals-131114167.html

DHS report focuses on half-life of the virus. On surfaces w/ cold, hot, sunlight+UV. Latter very effective in killing.
In the air - took particle and suspended.
The virus and drops of saliva survives indoors and dry. Dies quickest under direct sunlight.

Tested bleach, isopropyl alcohol: bleach will kill it in 5 minutes, alcohol in 30 seconds.
Also looking at other disinfectants.