CALIFORNIA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER VIRUS
Written by Questit on March 5, 2020
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER THE CORONAVIRUS AFTER THE STATE REPORTED ITS FIRST DEATH FROM THE DISEASE.
THE US CONGRESS HAS APPROVED EMERGENCY FUNDING OF $8.3BN TO TACKLE THE CORONAVIRUS WITH MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 AND 11 DEATHS. THE UPPER HOUSE WILL VOTE ON THE MEASURE ON THURSDAY.
