Trump says National Guard will be activated in California, New York, and Washington state for coronavirus aid

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• President Donald Trump announced that additional US National Guard forces will be activated in California, New York, and Washington to assist the hardest-hit states in responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
• The president also announced the government would provide resources like tens of thousands of masks, gowns, and ventilators in addition to installing medical stations in the states. 
• The resources come after back-and-forth jabs from Trump and the governors in the states, whom he previously urged to try and source supplies independently before the administration would step in.
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President Donald Trump announced that the US National Guard had been activated in California, New York, and Washington as the federal government ramps up its response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Trump said in a Sunday evening press conference that federal authorities were prioritizing "states [that] have been hit the hardest."

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