Earlier today from the MIT Technology Review:

The Trump administration is “strongly considering” pushing a bailout package for US oil and natural-gas companies, as plummeting fuel prices and the coronavirus outbreak hammer the industry, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. . . .

The administration has moved rapidly to aid businesses despite a lackadaisical response to the spread of the virus itself. After early warnings from the devastating outbreak in China, the federal government largely failed to prepare for the coming crisis, health experts say. Among other issues, the US is way behind other nations in testing. Trump himself has consistently downplayed the risks and spread erroneous advice and information.

I’m sure that this had nothing to do with the bailout:

Harold Hamm has donated over $500,000 towards Trump’s reelection since 2017. Yesterday, his oil company lost half its market value. Trump’s White House is likely to pursue federal aid for shale companies, an idea pushed in part by Hamm. https://t.co/HsWYXZ1KyA

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 10, 2020

By the way, here are the most recent testing numbers I could find:

Incredible chart from Business Insider:https://t.co/V0ItNKO3Qt pic.twitter.com/PTBqWFX6WN

— Jeffrey Stein (@JStein_WaPo) March 10, 2020