the other incident was in 2015. had an outbreak of h.i.v. in a very small town that emerged in early 2015. my health officials came to me. we immediately deployed health

not the best in the country. i will let mike respond specifically. >> when i was governor, we had two experiences with the spread of infectious diseases. the first was in 2014 when veryna was one of the first mers case arrived. much more deadly than the coronavirus. it was then when i was governor that i learned of the extraordinary capabilities of the cdc. i worked with my health officials in the state of indiana, worked for -- worked with federal officials and learned the invaluable role that local health officials play in dealing with the spread of infectious disease. i'm proud to say the state of indiana secured that patient. found everyone they had ever contacted. there were no additional patients. the other incident was in 2015. in ad an outbreak of hiv very small town that emerged in early 2015. my health officials came to me and we deployed health resources. the truth was, hiv-aids was being spread by people sharing needles. the state of indiana did not allow for providing a...

vice pres. pence: thank you, mr. president. begin, as the president did, by expressing our deepest condolences to the family of the woman in washington state who lost her life to the coronavirus. i want to assure that family they are on the hearts of every american. and those that are continuing to struggle. units, beses nicu assured the prayers of millions of americans. the moment this country learned of the spread of the coronavirus, president donald trump took decisive action. established white house coronavirus task force. as the president just described, the president took unprecedented action to suspend all travel into the united states from china. it simply had never been done before any previous administration. it is among the reasons why the low,t to americans remains despite today's tragic news from washington state. morning force met this and brought the president a range of options. at his direction will be doing -- the president authorized action to add additional travel...