Trump declares state of emergency, says 'likely' to get testedUS President Donald Trump declares a national emergency and says he may take a coronavirus test himselfWASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday in what critics say was a long-delayed admission of the gravity of the coronavirus crisis paralyzing the United States and said he was likely to get tested for infection himself. A national emergency frees up to $40 billion in federal funds to help local authorities. - Trump to get tested -Trump once again told the press conference "I don't have any of the symptoms" and "we don't want people without symptoms to go and do the test." The US Food and Drug Administration has already given emergency approval to Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche for a new and much faster coronavirus test. He said he hoped another 1.4 million tests could be available next week, and five million within a month.

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2020 21:22 UTC