Ironic, most of the information President Trump conveys is briefed by the CDC representative.
State health departments provide the state specifics and primarily references resources from the CDC.
Local governement primarily references details and resources from their state health department and the CDC.
Status of state public school Corona closures - eastern half US
(used gov’t sauce if readily available evening March 13, details may change)
Snowflake Paranoia States (especially Louisiana)
Delaware https://news.delaware.gov/2020/03/13/governor-carney-directs-two-week-closure-of-delaware-public-schools/
Illinois https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=21247
Louisiana (1 month / primary postponed) https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2403
Maryland http://www.wboc.com/story/41888547/maryland-governor-closes-public-schools-port-from-coronavirus
Michigan (3 week) https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163-521561–,00.html
Ohio https://governor.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/governor/media/news-and-media/announces-school-closures
Oregon https://www.myoregon.gov/2020/03/12/governor-kate-brown-announces-statewide-school-closure-for-students-in-oregon-from-monday-march-16-through-tuesday-march-31/
Pennsylvania https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-sec-of-health-pa-chamber-outline-covid-19-mitigation-guidance-for-pennsylvania-schools-businesses-and-additional-closures-in-delaware-county/
Rhode Island https://www.997wpro.com/2020/03/13/governor-closes-rhode-island-schools-next-week-9-new-cases-of-covid-19-announced-in-ri/
South Dakota https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/state-and-regional/noem-orders-south-dakota-k–schools-to-close-next/article_14ddb2a4-3a5d-5a1c-b467-eb3327f2392e.html
Virginia https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2020/march/headline-854442-en.html
West Virginia https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2020/Pages/COVID19-UPDATE-Gov.-Justice-announces-closure-of-West-Virginia-schools.aspx
Wisconsin https://kstp.com/politics/wisconsin-governor-directs-dhs-to-mandate-closure-of-all-k-12-schools-in-state/5673794/
Peer Pressure to Sensible States
Arkansas if advised by state health https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/regional-news/governor-asa-hutchinson-secretary-of-adh-announces-five-new-presumptive-coronavirus-cases-school-closures-in-four-counties-for-two-weeks/
Connecticut waive 180 days per district evaluation https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/governor-waives-180-day-requirement-for-schools/2237445/
Florida state of emergency https://www.ajc.com/news/education/governor-schools-should-consider-closing-for-two-weeks/m6ccgfuAQkJBVtrXNiM8YI/
Georgia not mandated, per district evaluation https://www.ajc.com/news/education/governor-schools-should-consider-closing-for-two-weeks/m6ccgfuAQkJBVtrXNiM8YI/
Indiana per district evaluation https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/education/article/Indiana-governor-letting-school-districts-decide-15129658.php
Iowa disaster proclamation https://idph.iowa.gov/News/ArtMID/646/ArticleID/158298/Gov-Reynolds-signs-Disaster-Proclamation-Following-Additional-COVID-19-Cases-in-Iowa-3920
Kentucky recommends closure but not mandated https://wsiltv.com/2020/03/12/kentucky-governor-urges-schools-to-close-at-least-2-weeks/
Massachusetts state of emergency, per district evaluation https://www.mass.gov/service-details/state-of-emergency-information
Nebraska emergency declaration, per district evaluation https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/gov-ricketts-issues-guidance-school-closures-leaders-provide-covid-19-response-update
New Jersey state of emergency, anticipate school closings https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/approved/20200309b.shtml
New York waive 180day, per district evaluation https://www.amny.com/coronavirus/governor-cuomo-waves-180-instruction-requirement-for-new-york-schools/
North Carolina state of emergency https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO116-SOE-COVID-19.pdf
North Dakota state of emergency , per district evaluation https://www.governor.nd.gov/news/updated-burgum-declares-state-emergency-response-coronavirus-k-12-guidance-issued
South Carolina state of emergency, some closures https://governor.sc.gov/news/2020-03/gov-henry-mcmaster-declare-state-emergency-order-lancaster-kershaw-county-schools
Common Sense States (may have emergency declaration but no school details)
Alabama Kansas Maine Minnesota Mississippi New Hampshire Oklahoma Tennessee Vermont
Bread #10765 >>8409077 notable
Also President Trump, seeing Congress was going to get appropriations passed before Oct 1, issued Executive Order 13887. That made flu season preparations a priority for the CDC, allowing them to redirect available funds for flu season work, which includes monitoring global flu activity.
Good that the CDC will utilize the stockpiles so that the inventory rather than deteriorate and can be restocked at a latter date.
(things like latex, elastic straps, some plastics and papers can deteriorate after several years in storage)
She FAILED to mention that Congress in playing their political games did not pass appropriations that included the CDC until Dec 19, 2019, leaving CDC on a very restricted budget.
The appropriations that did pass reduced CDC line item funding:
immunization and respiratory diseases $44,750,000
public health preparedness and response $615,000,000