For the first time in history Trump declares all 50 states in major disaster
It is the first time in the history of the United States that a president declares a major disaster in all 50 states at the same time.
After President Donald Trump declared Wyoming in a major disaster, now all 50 states are under such declaration due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is the first time in history that a president issues a major disaster declaration in all 50 states at the same time.
Deputy Press Secretary of the White House Judd Deere reported the news on Twitter on April 11 as the U.S. reaches 560,402 cases of coronavirus and 22,103 deaths as of the evening of April 12.
“The President continues to respond to the needs of every Governor to protect the health of all Americans,” wrote Deere on Twitter.
At the moment Wyoming has confirmed 270 Covid-19 cases and no deaths but on Thursday the Gov. of Wyoming Mark Gordon issued the declaration on Thursday in a letter to Donald Trump, “Though Wyoming has not reached the dire situations of some states, this declaration will help us to prepare and mobilize resources when we need them,” Gordon said.
The virus is highly contagious, and authorities at various levels of government around the country have been urging social distancing guidelines or implementing stay-at-home restrictions in an attempt to slow the spread.
The first state to be declared in a major disaster was New York on March 20 and since then the Empire State has become the epicenter of the pandemic with the higher number of deaths and cases reported each day.