President Trump of the United States of America has declared a “national emergency” on Friday, March 13, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to him, the action would “open up access to up to $50 billion,” which he described as “a large amount of money for states and territories and localities in our shared fight against this disease.”
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“To unleash the full power of the federal government under this effort today, I’m officially declaring a national emergency,” he said. “Two very big words.”
But Trump also outlined a series of agreements with private companies, including Google and Walgreen’s, in part to allow Americans to be tested more quickly for the coronavirus.
He mentioned a website Google was setting up “to determine whether a test is warranted,” and said major retailers like Walmart would set aside part of their parking lots for testing sites.
Trump said he expected 1.4 additional tests to be available next week and five million within a month.
"I am officially declaring a national emergency"
US President Donald Trump says he has declared coronavirus a national emergency in order to "unleash the full power of the federal government"https://t.co/QQG1hsCO8i pic.twitter.com/Mr8dhZ2AIx
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 13, 2020
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