WHAT AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION MEANS“We are announcing a new partnership with the private sector to vastly increase and accelerate our capacity to test for the coronavirus,” Trump said during the Rose Garden press conference. "I am officially declaring a national emergency -- two very big words," Trump continued. The Trump administration has also partnered with pharmacies and retailers to make drive-through tests available in “critical locations” identified by public health professionals, he said. Trump was asked about the H1N1 pandemic--which former President Barack Obama declared a national emergency over in 2009. The announcement of the national emergency also comes after the World Health Organization designated COVID-19 a global pandemic.

Source: Fox News March 13, 2020 19:34 UTC