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Federal health agencies risk lives in their response to COVID-19

15 March 2020

2:39 PM

15 March 2020

2:39 PM

President Trump announced on Friday that the country is now in a state of emergency, due to the rapid pace of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus and its spread. Such a declaration escalates the federal government’s ability to respond to the virus, via the access of billions in funds that can be dispersed to state and local governments in need of additional financial assistance to accommodate robust public health responses.

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