Former Vice President Joe Biden criticized Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday as a "colossal" failure and released his own plan to deal with the crisis. CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWTRUMP TURNS FIRE ON OBAMA-BIDEN SWINE FLU RESPONSE, DEFENDS CORONAVIRUS HANDLINGUrgencyBiden released his lengthy plan to combat the coronavirus online. Equipment and personnelBiden's plan would ready the equipment in the United States' Strategic National Stockpile to be sent to areas with concentrated coronavirus outbreaks. CostsBiden's coronavirus plan would ensure "that every person, whether insured or uninsured, will not have to pay a dollar out-of-pocket for visits related to COVID-19 testing, treatment, preventative services, and any eventual vaccine." This would also apply to domestic workers, gig workers and others who don't fit the traditional definition of an employee who would be eligible for paid leave.

Source: Fox News March 13, 2020 15:45 UTC