Oregon declares state of emergency over covid-19 outbreak
Oregon has become the latest US state to declare a state of emergency over the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the country.
Oregon Democratic Governor Kate Brown made the announcement at a press conference Sunday.
“I’ve consulted with Oregon Health Authority and I am declaring a state of emergency to make sure we are able to swiftly deploy the personnel and resources necessary to address Coronavirus in Oregon,” she said.
Brown further vowed to "do everything in our power to keep Oregonians safe."
This is while the White House has come under pressure over its response to the epidemic, which Trump has described as "perfectly coordinated."
"We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus," tweeted the US president. "We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. VP [Mike Pence] is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad!"
Since the first cases were identified in the US in January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tested 1,583 people for the Coronavirus.
.@Surgeon_General Jerome Adams addresses on what risks certain age groups face in the midst of the #coronavirusoutbreak https://t.co/1r46mvrSCS pic.twitter.com/KiQ10xymDJ
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Trump asserted Saturday that “anybody that wants a test can get a test,” a comment later contradicted by his Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
“You may not get a test unless a doctor or public health official prescribes a test,” Azar told reporters at an off-camera briefing at the White House. “That is our medical system in the United States… In the same way you may not get a cardiac medicine if your doctor doesn’t prescribe that or say it’s indicated, you may not get that either.”
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