On Monday, after weeks of diplomatic discussions and procurement negotiations, Governor Hogan announced that Maryland has acquired 500,000 COVID-19 tests from South Korea’s LabGenomics.
IS IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE.MEGAN, GOVENOR HOGAN RESPONDEDTO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CRITICISMIN A LETTER TO PRESIDENTHE THANKED THE PRESIDENT FORALLOWING MARYLAND TO USE THEFEDERAL LABS THAT ARE LOCATEDIN OUR STATE.
SOME OF THOSELABS INCLUDE THE ABERDEENPROVING GROUND AND FORT MEADE.GOVERNOR HOGAN ALSO WROTE INTHE LETTER THAT BACK ON MARCH15TH& HE ALONG WITH THEGOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA AND ━CMAYOR REQUESTED THAT THEY BEABLE TO USE THOSE SITES.
HOGANSAID DURING A NEWS CONFERENCEON MONDAY THOSE SITES, AT THETIME, WERE OFF LIMITS FORMARYLAND TO USE.
BUT DURING ACALL WITH WHITE HOUSEOFFICIALS INCLUDING THE VICEPRESIDENT, THOSE SITES WERELISTED AS AVAILABLE TOMARYLAND.
SO HOGAN CORRECTEDTHEM.
THAT SET OFF PRESIDENTTRUMP& WHO CRITICIZED HOGANABOUT THE TESTING SITES, ASWELL AS PURCHASING TESTS FROMSOUTH KOREA.
HOGAN MADE ANAPPEARANCE ON THE TALK SHOW“THE VIE” YESTERDAY& WHERE HESAID IN HIS OPINION, THE ISSUEIS NOT ABOUT ACCESS TO LABS ASMUCH AS IT IS HAVING ENOUGHTESTING KITS.
Governor LarryHogan 3:3━3:57 The number oneproblem in America from thvery beginning has been a lacof available testing andthatevery single governor in thecountry, has had that.
Thesmoke screen yesterday wasabout labs, it has nothing todo with test kits.
But thetest kits that nobody hadenough of that the Presidenttold us to go out and get onour own, governors have beenfighting to get those fromevery domestic company inAmerica.
HOGAN ALSO TALKEDABOUT ON THE VIEW WHENMARYLAND MAY BE ABLE TO REOPTHE ECONOMY.
HE SAID CASES OFCOVI━19 ARE STILL ON THE RISEHERE SO NOW IS NOT THE RIGHTTIME.
BUT HE SAID LATER THISWEEK HIS TEAM WILL BEANNOUNCING A STRATEGY ON HOWTHEY PLAN TO GET BUSINESSESBACK OPEN.
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April 23, 2020
