Declaration of a National Emergency Concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease Outbreak: Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting an Executive Order Declaring that the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the United States Constitutes a National Emergency, Pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1621(a); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 201(a); (90 Stat. 1255) and 42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(d); Aug. 14, 1935; Ch. 531, Title XI, sec. 1135(d) (as added by Public law 107-188, Sec. 143(a)); (116 Stat. 628).