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Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak
" issuing a declaration pursuant to __section 319F‑3 of the Public Health Service Act__ (42 U.S.C. 247d‑6d)"
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-declaring-national-emergency-concerning-novel-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak/
# Public Health Service Act
This act gave essentially infinite power to the federal government to imprison and quarantine American citizens they felt were "at risk." Go ahead an browse through it, "patriot."
https://www.congress.gov/109/plaws/publ417/PLAW-109publ417.htm
# ORDER 13909:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13909
__On March 13, 2020, I declared a national emergency recognizing the threat that the novel (new) coronavirus known as SARS–CoV–2 poses to our national security.__
# ORDER 13911
>Delegating Additional Authority Under the Defense Production Act With Respect to Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID-19
"The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security may each use the authority under sections 301, 302, and 303 of the Act, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other executive departments and agencies as he deems appropriate, to respond to the spread of COVID-19."
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/01/2020-06969/delegating-additional-authority-under-the-defense-production-act-with-respect-to-health-and-medical