During CNN’s “State of the Union,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois projected that his state’s peak was expected toward the end of April. As of Saturday, Illinois had reported 10,000 infections and 250 deaths, and has begun setting up makeshift hospitals.
Mr. Pritzker accused the Trump administration of not reacting quickly enough to the warnings of the seriousness of the virus released by intelligence in January and February.
“If they had started in February building ventilators, getting ready for this pandemic, we would not have the problems we are having today and, frankly, very many fewer people would die,” he said.
The governor, a Democrat who has requested 4,000 ventilators from the federal government, noted that states do not have the same power as the federal government, especially when it comes to use of the federal Defense Production Act.
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