epa08293418 US President Donald J. Trump arrives to speak during a news conference during which he declared a national emergency amid the coronavirus pandemic, at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 13 March 2020. The declaration invokes the Stafford Act, which allows state and local governments the ability to access federal disaster relief funds. The Dow Jones sank into bear-market-territory this week for the first time in over a decade. EPA/STEFANI REYNOLDS / POOL