President @realDonaldTrump just declared coronavirus a National Emergency which means $50 BILLION is available in aid for states & local gov. Huge. For context Pres. Obama didn’t declare a National Emergency until 1,000 had died nearly 5 months after WHO declared H1N1 a pandemic.
Now President Trump is announcing cooperation of private sector including a website made by Google to figure out if you need a test, drive through testing and expanded test capability but also stresses not to try to get a test if you don’t have symptoms.
President Trump introduces Dr. Debbie Birx who just announced a new approach where you go to the new website, fill out a questionnaire, go through risk factors and are told where your closest drive-thru testing site or other testing site is. Then you get results 48-72 hrs later.
