Friday, March 20, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke during a meeting on the corona virus (COVID-19) response with tourism industry executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2020.
Describing himself as a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump invoked rarely used emergency powers to line up critical medical supplies against the corona virus epidemic. Trump also signed an aid package, which the Senate approved earlier Wednesday. This will guarantee sick leave to workers who fall ill.
The Canada-U.S. border, the world’s longest, was effectively closed, except for commerce and essential travel, while the administration pushed its plan to send relief checks to millions of Americans.
