Pence: Defense Department is Ready to Help With Augmenting Hospitals

The U.S. Department of Defense seal is seen on the lecturn in the media briefing room at the Pentagon in Washington on Dec. 12, 2013. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards/via Getty Images

Vice President Mike Pence said the Army Corps of Engineers are on standby to help expand hospital capacity during the current pandemic of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.

Speaking at a March 17 White House news conference along-side President Donald Trump, the vice president spoke about the situations in which the Defense Department could be called on to help with the health emergency.