Updated.
March 14, 2020 08: 53:11
US President Donald Trump has declared a nationwide emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus, unlocking to supplying about $United States50 billion ($752 billion) in federal aid to fight the disease.
Bottom line:
- The national emergency situation declaration allows the Federal Emergency situation Management Agency (FEMA) to deploy assistance teams and provide catastrophe funds to states
- Former president Expense Clinton stated such an emergency in 2000 for West Nile virus
- There will have to do with 5 million coronavirus tests readily available in the US
Mr Trump made the statement at a White Home Rose Garden press conference as he fought to show Americans he was aggressively addressing the infection after appearing to soft-pedal the danger for weeks.
The President stated he was declaring the nat