President Donald Trump officially declared a national emergency in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States. Here's what that means.
in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States, addressing the nation publicly from the White House Rose Garden on Friday afternoon. But what does that actually mean for Americans struggling to deal with the outbreak of the disease, which has now
? Below, find some of the key takeaways from the president's speech about the latest major government response to the coronavirus.On Friday, Trump said, “I am officially declaring a national emergency, two very big words,” he said. This is a big step, typically taken in the face of natural disaster, and it means that under the Stafford Act, $50 billion in federal disaster funds will become available to states and territories in order to combat the pandemic.
Trump also said millions of virus testing kits would become available—1.4 million next week and 5 million
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