What do governors’ coronavirus state-of-emergency declarations achieve?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York on Saturday, becoming the latest governor to make such a declaration in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency just hours after the state reported its first death as a result of the novel coronavirus. Washington was the first state to go under a state of emergency back on Feb. 29 — the state has seen 102 confirmed cases of the illness and 16 deaths as a result of it. Florida and Maryland have also declared states of emergency.
Primarily, these declarations are aimed at freeing up money and other resources for emergency management. Public officials routinely make these declarations in advance of perceived disasters, such as hurricanes and snowstorms, to ensure that money has already flowed to localities so that they can prepare for the situation to worsen.
New York’s state of emergency declaration also increases enforcement against price gouging. “We are cracking down on price gouging which continues to be a problem, and I want businesses to be aware that you could lose your license because we are very serious about this,” Cuomo said Saturday.
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