Trump orders FEMA to help New York, California, Washington
President Donald Trump says he’s ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ship mobile hospital centers to the hard-hit states of Washington, California and New York amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"I've also directed FEMA to supply the following four large federal medical stations with 1000 beds for New York: Eight large federal medical stations with 2000 beds for California, and three large federal medical stations and four small federal medical stations with 1000 beds for the state of Washington."
Trump says it’s up to states to try to get the materials first. He says: "We're sort of a backup for states."