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From the GAO [Government Accountability Office] Highlights: The outbreak of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] quickly spread around the globe As of June 17, 2020, the United States had over 2 million reported cases of COVID-19, and over 100,000 reported deaths, according to federal agencies Parts of the nation have seen severely strained health care systems The country has also experienced a significant and rapid downturn in the economy Four relief laws, including the CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act, were enacted as of June 2020 to provide appropriations to address the public health and economic threats posed by COVID-19 In addition, the administration created the White House Coronavirus Task Force [ ] [T]his testimony focuses on key actions the federal government has taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic, GAO recommendations for improvement, and evolving lessons learned relevant to the nation\'s response to pandemics, among other things GAO reviewed data and documents from federal agencies about their activities and interviewed federal and state officials as well as industry representatives GAO also reviewed available economic, health, and budgetary data COVID-19 (Disease);Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act;Economy;Public health
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