For the first time in history! All 50 states in the United States have entered a "major disaster"
US President Trump approved Wyoming on the 11th as a "major disaster state" for the new crown epidemic, which means that all 50 US states, the capital Washington, DC, and the 4 overseas territories of the US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico Both have entered a "major catastrophe state", which is the first time in American history.
When a disaster exceeds the state and local government's ability to respond and long-term assistance is required, the federal government is usually required to approve a "significant disaster state", and the US president has the right to approve or reject it. Approved as a "major disaster state" will receive assistance from the federal government, local governments can exercise emergency powers to maintain life, property and public health after the disaster. (CCTV reporter Wang Fengzhi)