Original Title: (Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Trump Announces "National Emergency" in Response to New Coronary Pneumonia Outbreak
China News Agency, Washington, March 13 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) US President Trump announced a "national emergency" at the White House on the 13th in response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
Trump announced the decision at a press conference at the White House Rose Garden that day. This initiative will release $ 50 billion in funding to help state and local governments prevent and control the epidemic.
Based on the data of the US Centers for Disease Control and other outbreaks, as of the 13th, outbreaks have occurred in 46 states in the United States, 2,187 people have been diagnosed with infection, and 48 have died.
"All Americans have a responsibility to fight this virus," Trump said. "The choices we make and the precautions we take are crucial to defeating the virus, reducing its spread, and reducing the duration of the pandemic."
With a "national emergency" order, Trump authorized the Minister of Health and Human Services to give doctors, hospitals and healthcare providers maximum flexibility to respond to outbreaks and care for patients. He also asked the US Department of Energy to buy large amounts of crude oil to increase its strategic oil reserves.
"The next 8 weeks are crucial," Trump said. "We will all make changes and sacrifice in the coming weeks. But these short-term sacrifice will bring long-term benefits." He also said that while young And healthy Americans are still at low risk of the epidemic, but "anyone could be a virus carrier."
Trump said that the United States will enhance its ability to detect new crown virus through public-private partnerships. This includes setting up "get-away" virus detection points in some large supermarkets and other retailers, and setting up special online screening portals.
But he also pointed out, "We don't want asymptomatic people to do the test, which is completely unnecessary."
On the same day, accompanied by Trump at the press conference, there were also executives from the US health care, medical care, retail and department stores. They said they would work with the federal government to secure supplies and services in daily necessities, virus detection and health care.
This is not the first time Trump has responded to the crisis by declaring a "national emergency." In February 2019, he announced that the southern border of the United States had entered a "national emergency", thereby bypassing Congress's approval for funding for border wall construction. (Finish)