Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison held a press briefing on coronavirus in which he announced a childcare relief package. Read the full transcript here.

Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held their daily press conference on April 1. Trump said the federal stockpile of protective equipment is “nearly empty” and warned of “horrific” days to come. Read the full transcript of the news briefing here.

Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held a press briefing on March 30 on COVID-19. Trump announced that over 1 million Americans have been tested for coronavirus [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/sn8RIS5sJxlGQtYinWw2cKB32AB8f1inmPdGgDOj6DiyR3bPt2OzgkuG2DvtulK0Wzit-qTcXRCGs_vLPdkhYCQJROY?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=70.8] and that the “peak in death rate” is likely 2 weeks from today [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/sn8RIS5sJxlGQtYinWw2cKB32AB8f1inmPdGgDOj6DiyR3bPt2OzgkuG2DvtulK0Wzit-qTcXRCGs_vLPdkhYCQJROY?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=0.04]. He had another incident with reporters, in which he called one question about Trump downplaying COVID-19 from Jim Acosta [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/sn8RIS5sJxlGQtYinWw2cKB32AB8f1inmPdGgDOj6DiyR3bPt2OzgkuG2DvtulK0Wzit-qTcXRCGs_vLPdkhYCQJROY?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=2916.19] a “nasty, snarky question.” Read the full transcript of his press conference here.

Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held a March 29 press conference on COVID-19. Trump announced that the White House Task Force “Slow the Spread” guidelines of social distancing would be extended to April 30 [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/nyv5SiEVWk_fGVdo5wilrP1m8jmUTRbQc-cFC9bpVwZMirFWsCX3ZwFi8bBDUfrpsahr9wBEAXgkUiI-gFHaQXbBhR0?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=1686.3]. He also had another testy exchange with reporter Yamiche Alcindor [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/nyv5SiEVWk_fGVdo5wilrP1m8jmUTRbQc-cFC9bpVwZMirFWsCX3ZwFi8bBDUfrpsahr9wBEAXgkUiI-gFHaQXbBhR0?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=2735.71]. Read the full transcript of the news briefing here.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison held a press conference on COVID-19 in Australia on March 26. He announced forced quarantine for all Australian arrivals. Read the full transcript of his briefing here.

The United States Justice Department indicted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for drug trafficking. Read the full transcript of the Justice Department and William Barr’s announcement of the indictment.