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Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus
President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, and announced several measures designed to stem the outbreak. The declaration will free up as much as $50 billion in financial resources to assist Americans affected by the outbreak. But Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned, “There will be many more cases” of coronavirus in coming weeks. Trump announced the declaration at a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House, where he was joined by Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the Trump ... (full story)
